1
as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!

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2
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge

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  • Rubinoff has already brought several into the lab, where the caterpillars can gorge themselves on Drosophila pupae with no fear of spiders interrupting the feast.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
  • For Now While central banks abroad accelerate, private tokens at home are gorging on the vacuum.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • Slugs can devour seedlings overnight, eat the petals off flowers, and leave ugly holes in ripening fruits and vegetables.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025
  • The instant, ardent determination with which Anna devours Joseph’s letters and begins her affair with Oliver is the crux both of the story and of its form.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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  • He will likely be tasked with having the ball in hands at times, needing to be a playmaker so others can potentially feast in off-ball situations.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 30 May 2025
  • Being on holiday hasn’t stopped me from scouring the internet, looking for the very best new content for you, dearest readers, to feast your eyes on.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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  • When aerosols such as sea spray or smoke are inhaled, the fine particles can reach deep into the body, entering the bloodstream and even the brain when the particles are small enough.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
  • When using bleach, try not to inhale any of the fumes and open windows when possible.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
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  • The young woman gulps it down, not realizing it is laced with a sedative.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 20 May 2025
  • Some daredevils will let tarpon, which can grow up to 8 feet long, gulp their hands to the wrist for a great video moment, but Robbie’s visitors on a relatively quiet day in March were dangling fish through holes in a net, seemingly reluctant to participate in any unnerving limb gulping.
    Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Gormandize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandize. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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