1
as in gorges
to eat greedily or to excess
everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!
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as in devours
to swallow or eat greedily
hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge
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Without virtue, liberty collapses into chaos, and freedom devours itself.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Every revolution devours its children.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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Still, Kayser scoffs at the idea that the baguette is in any real danger.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Fornnarino scoffs at that suggestion.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Gormandizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandizes. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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