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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Family drama fueled by Dorothy's world-devouring, man-eating antics aside, Scarpetta is also aiming to separate itself from the competition by leveraging a unique narrative structure that essentially adapts two of Cornwell's books in a single season.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Mar. 2026
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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
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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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There are no official animal exhibits along the walk, although there are small shelter areas for taking a seat, inhaling nature and feeling nostalgic.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Use caution when working with certain products; inhaling them could cause asthma symptoms.—
Sanja Jelic,
Verywell Health,
29 Apr. 2026
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The insatiable demand for AI has created capacity constraints for semiconductors like Intel, Nvidia and AMD.—
Lola Murti,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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But catering to those insatiable appetites has produced a bounty of junk data that actually don’t advance AI models at all.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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Studies have revealed the velella eat zooplankton, fish eggs and krill, while ocean sunfish called mola mola, one of the ocean's largest bony fish, have been seen feasting on large flotillas of velella at sea.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The two were teammates, with Crowe feasting on spot-up 3s as defenses swarmed Kennard and Division I basketball coaches watched in the stands.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 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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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
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In the beginning was a ravenous pink elephant laying claim to its mother’s life and body.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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The storm has brought with it a school of bull sharks, who are smaller and faster than great whites, but just as ravenous.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Gormandizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandizing. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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