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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
Summer is not the time for cloying ouds, sugary gourmands, and heavy, woody scents that will linger in the heat and cause headaches to all those in your orbit.
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Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 6 June 2026
An ever-evolving food culture sends gourmands from one new restaurant to the next, which has produced new energy in neighborhoods far from the Strip and real pressure among the hotels lining Las Vegas Boulevard to keep up.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
But lately, the city’s sharp suits have been joined by gallerygoers and gourmands.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
While the gourmands among us may long for those varieties, some enduring classics also came out of that era, like cream of mushroom and chicken noodle soups in 1934.
—Matt Cortina, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
For your consideration, an edit of the best matcha perfumes to know, ranging from zen and woodsy to sweet gourmands.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
As with every olfactory family, no two gourmands are the same.
—Pia Velasco, Allure, 10 Feb. 2026
Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 6 June 2026
An ever-evolving food culture sends gourmands from one new restaurant to the next, which has produced new energy in neighborhoods far from the Strip and real pressure among the hotels lining Las Vegas Boulevard to keep up.
—Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
But lately, the city’s sharp suits have been joined by gallerygoers and gourmands.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
While the gourmands among us may long for those varieties, some enduring classics also came out of that era, like cream of mushroom and chicken noodle soups in 1934.
—Matt Cortina, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
For your consideration, an edit of the best matcha perfumes to know, ranging from zen and woodsy to sweet gourmands.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2026
As with every olfactory family, no two gourmands are the same.
—Pia Velasco, Allure, 10 Feb. 2026
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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Creatures people see regularly include bobcats, gray foxes, mule deer, coyotes, reptiles (though not in winter), and collared peccaries, which resemble small pigs and travel around in little family groups eating cacti.—
Carrie Dennis,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Dec. 2025
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Tests in pigs and silicone blood vessel models show encouraging results.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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Anne Marie Panoringan, Culture OC food writer, notes that even for seasoned gastronomes, the value proposition feels off.—
Brock Keeling,
Daily News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Painters, sculptors, designers, and young gastronomes with a forward-thinking vision have put down roots.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2025
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Penny has reported on everything from national civil rights issues to hog farming, homicide cases, state and local government and more.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2026
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Worked our way up to some Montana survival food……AKA, hog ribs!—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Gourmands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gourmands. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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