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as in gourmets
a person with refined tastes in food and wine
a finicky gourmand who vacationed in Europe every year simply for the wine
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as in pigs
one who eats greedily or too much
the kind of gourmand who swallows food without even pausing to taste it
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Recent Examples of gourmands
First, because as someone who gravitates toward gourmands, fruity scents, and generally sweeter compositions, Byredo has never really intrigued me much as a brand.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gourmands
Noun
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If Toni’s home had been open to gourmets there would always be porgys frying.—
Nikki Giovanni
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As an alternative, scientists are genetically altering pigs so their organs are more humanlike, less likely to be immediately attacked and destroyed by people’s immune system.—
Lauran Neergaard,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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Pepper points out that pigs on factory farms commit acts of violence that would otherwise be rare in their communities.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Later in episode 10, Peggy wants to invest her portion of her nest egg in a wild pig-hunting business in order to clear Redcorn’s farm of invasive feral hogs.—
Jake Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Aug. 2025
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Wallace is a goat-owning, hog-hunting, anime-loving, fast-talking personification of energy.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Aug. 2025
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But now this metropolis of some 2 million people has more and more options for later in the day, ranging from an intimate dining counter where a local chef nerds out about indigenous ingredients to a sleek izakaya bar where the city’s scene-seeking gastronomes gather for spicy tuna hand rolls.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Gourmands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gourmands. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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