as in gorged
to eat greedily or to excess
because he watches his diet for most of the year, he feels free to overeat during the holidays
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feasted
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Madsen, who has mostly feasted on Mountain West teams but not been sharp against better opponents, even talked this season about how people would come after his family, something that upset him.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Dec. 2025 -
The 30-year-old feasted on a Bengals defense that has struggled to defend tight ends all year.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Nov. 2025
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“Overate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overate. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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