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1
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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The system went live publicly on Tuesday, February 24th, and on the first night dropped some 800,000 alerts about asteroids, supernovas, and feasting black holes.—
Terrence O'Brien,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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These insects are still evolving, and humans are increasingly encroaching on wild areas—more mosquitoes could continue to adapt to prefer feasting on us over other animals.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
26 Feb. 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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Studies have shown that those sugar spikes activate the brain’s reward mechanism and trigger cravings, making overeating at snacks and later meals more likely.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Early in the premiere, M brags about her party guests devouring her fancy salad.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
5 Mar. 2026
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Somali immigrants in Minnesota devouring residents’ cats and dogs?—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 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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Vicky Dawson is loopy and judgmental as Becca’s wine-swilling mom Nat.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.—
Elizabeth Bruenig,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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These new players were inhaling possibilities.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Oil storage tanks are filling up across the region, analysts say, since exports have all but stopped due to the Iranians effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Dreamers has flat spots here and there, but its messianic clarity never has trouble filling the room.—
Brian Howe,
Pitchfork,
6 Mar. 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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Instead of cramming huge amounts of fiber into one meal, fiberlayering emphasizes distributing fiber steadily across the day and pulling it from a wide range of whole foods.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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Instead of cramming more expensive computers into the cars themselves, the team led by postdoctoral researcher Kun Woo Cho decided to put the brains into the road.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Gorging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gorging. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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