1
as in stuffed
to fill with food to capacity
we gorged ourselves on the four pies Aunt Martha had brought for Thanksgiving
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2
as in feasted
to eat greedily or to excess
the kids began gorging on Halloween candy the minute they got back from trick-or-treating
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3
as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
the ravenous dogs furiously gorged the scraps of meat
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Recent Examples of gorged
Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorged
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Hochman alleged Burke killed the 14-year-old girl on April 23, 2025, later dismembered her, and stuffed her remains in two bags that were placed into the trunk of his Tesla and left there for four months.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Marcelin also stuffed part of the victim’s left leg into his electric wheelchair and went shopping before disposing of the limb, prosecutors allege.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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While the Kings feasted on pity points to contort and squeeze their way into the playoffs, the reset button has been pressed firmly around the NHL.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Come sunset, locals descend upon HB’s, the chic waterside restaurant where my family and I feasted on stone crabs and tuna steak tagliata, and the adjacent Sunset Bar, with its craft cocktails and Adirondack chairs in the sugar-soft sand.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some seeds get devoured by their parent star; some seeds get ejected from their stellar system; some seeds get swallowed by other seeds; some seeds get blasted apart by further interactions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 2026
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Many new viewers devoured the show in one go ahead of the second season, which has aired weekly since January.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Beach is glutted with souvenir shops and rental car outlets, the study found, but lacks auto and household supply stores, bookstores and service stations.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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And as always, players swilled beer out of it in front of cheering crowds at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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For live music, Feidiou 2 is a small rebetadiko, or traditional music cafe, known for its melancholic Greek folk music and meze bites swilled down with sharp swigs of tsipouro, a Greek version of grappa.—
Anastasia Miari,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Mar. 2024
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These compounds can be immediately fatal if inhaled.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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This product can turn into a big irritant if ingested or inhaled, and cause several digestive or respiratory issues.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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The ensemble and the current production are as comfortable at M Ensemble as the overstuffed couch at the center of the play’s set.—
Amy Reyes,
Miami Herald,
16 Apr. 2026
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This chair’s silhouette does all the relaxing for you, with its slanted back and overstuffed cushions.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Gorged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorged. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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