as in devouring
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as in feasting
to fill with food to capacity
we gorged ourselves on the four pies Aunt Martha had brought for Thanksgiving
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as in overeating
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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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
the ravenous dogs furiously gorged the scraps of meat
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Recent Examples of gorging
Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Of all the schemes that humans have devised to keep sea lions from gorging on the salmon of the Columbia River basin, none has worked for long.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Our collective efforts were failing as residents battled billionaires and the politicians gorging on them.
—Josh Peter, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
So, after you're done watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and gorging on turkey, why not sit down with the family for some post-meal bonding in the form of a Thanksgiving flick?
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Chief among them is that kids have been gorging on Kit-Kats and Starbursts for decades, on this one day a year.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Scheming girlfriends, questionable business partners, a fleet of lawyers and consultants gorging themselves on fees and a whole lot of other jockeying around Sumner Redstone’s fortune and his business empire.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
And all those who find the Dodgers’ gorging offensive also tend to overlook that their spending provides real benefits as well.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Of all the schemes that humans have devised to keep sea lions from gorging on the salmon of the Columbia River basin, none has worked for long.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
Our collective efforts were failing as residents battled billionaires and the politicians gorging on them.
—Josh Peter, USA Today, 20 Dec. 2025
So, after you're done watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and gorging on turkey, why not sit down with the family for some post-meal bonding in the form of a Thanksgiving flick?
—Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Chief among them is that kids have been gorging on Kit-Kats and Starbursts for decades, on this one day a year.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Scheming girlfriends, questionable business partners, a fleet of lawyers and consultants gorging themselves on fees and a whole lot of other jockeying around Sumner Redstone’s fortune and his business empire.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gorging
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Family drama fueled by Dorothy's world-devouring, man-eating antics aside, Scarpetta is also aiming to separate itself from the competition by leveraging a unique narrative structure that essentially adapts two of Cornwell's books in a single season.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Mar. 2026
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That afternoon, after feasting on Jumanyazov’s plov, gleaming with oil and piled high with carrots, Aytjanov took me to the home of Gawxar Abdikarimova, a researcher at the Regional History and Aral Sea Museum who was also born into a post-Sea world.—
Michael Snyder,
Saveur,
11 Mar. 2026
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The fruit his study subjects were feasting on is called African star apple.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2026
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Research shows that this approach can also lead to overeating, too.—
Sally Kuzemchak,
Parents,
7 Mar. 2026
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Avoid skipping meals, which can slow your metabolism and lead to overeating later.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois,
Health,
3 Mar. 2026
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Humans are evolutionarily designed for hunting and gathering — not for lifting 50-pound boxes for eight hours straight or inhaling toxic dust in an industrial sanding booth.—
Vivek Ranadive,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Wearing a protective mask to avoid inhaling the dust, fill a hand-crank or push rotary spreader with pelletized lime.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2026
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Cate Blanchett, ‘Blue Jasmine’ (2014) Blanchett delivers an enjoyably tragicomic turn in Woody Allen's dramedy as a booze-swilling, Xanax-popping hot mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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People who would never be caught dead swilling neon fizz from a camouflage can were suddenly consuming a drink that was materially the same, but was being sold by exploiting a different set of unattainable aspirations, using a different vocabulary.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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This viral anti-slip slow feeder lick bowl helps prevent gulping and bloating, while keeping your dogs entertained for longer with a healthy, fun challenge.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
20 Feb. 2026
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Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Tune Into the Rhythm of Filipino Festivals After a nearly three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, festivals across the Philippines are once again taking the stage, filling up the events calendar with vivacious celebrations of local culture and tradition.—
Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Now the pair are filling the former Slab space with trout that swims in chive beurre blanc; burgers crowned with a range of French cheeses; and expertly made baguettes that receive smears of butter d’Isigny.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The plush red seats of the Concertgebouw's main auditorium are occupied by students cramming for upcoming exams and finishing dissertations as classical music fills the hall.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Which is exactly why Paradise’s increasingly disruptive flirtations with time travel feel frustrating on a structural level, like the show is cramming another puzzle box inside the puzzle box.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Gorging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorging. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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