as in devouring
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as in gorging
to eat greedily or to excess
everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!
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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gormandizing
Verb
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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
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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
Adjective
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The demand for compute is seemingly insatiable.—
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CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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This fuels an insatiable anger and bloodlust in Baldur, who favors a brawling fighting style that blends his immense power with the raw impact of his fists.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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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
Adjective
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The black, wolfish dog was sentenced to death by the Framingham Police Department after tearing into the arm of the boy next door who came over to pet him.—
Peter Rubin,
Longreads,
4 Oct. 2024
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From the counter of Chez Bebelle, proprietor Gilles Belzons—a large wolfish figure who once played rugby for Narbonne—picks up a megaphone and hollers across to the charcutier opposite.—
Rick Jordan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Dec. 2022
Verb
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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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These creators are racking up views and garnering hyper-dedicated audiences who are ravenous for every new twist in the case.—
Taylor Lorenz,
Vanity Fair,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hache Pueyo’s novella is set in an alternate-Brazil stalked by ravenous, glittering guls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Gormandizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandizing. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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