GORMANDIZED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

gormandized

verb

past tense of gormandize

as in gorged

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

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

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America’s Poison Centers’s national helpline receives more than 60,000 calls about possible vitamin poisoning every year, mostly from parents alarmed after their children have accidentally gorged on the chewy sweets.

— Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
And while fans have been sated by the footballing feast, FIFA and its member associations have gorged on the tournament’s fruits.

— Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 July 2026

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Only weeks ago, the most destructive wildfire in Spanish history devoured 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in central Spain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Only weeks ago, the most destructive wildfire in Spanish history devoured 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in Ávila, in central Spain.

— Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of devoured

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But the day came and went, with son crammed into his quarters on the ship while his older brother and other family members danced at the wedding.

— Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Hundreds of people crammed into the school gym that April evening, and the debate over Point Reyes agitated into a low boil.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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The president scoffed at the notion that anyone named may suffer consequences, even though Mexico is one of the world’s most hazardous countries for journalists.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Espada scoffed at any notion of needing to call a team meeting.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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