as in to gorge
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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Recent Examples of overeat
Take deep breaths, chew slowly, and eat mindfully to aid digestion and avoid overeating.
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Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
When not overeating, guests can head to Level 61 for some spa downtime and gym uptime.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The book, as suggested by its title, charts Elvis’s decline, including his emotional reliance on overeating.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead, Riddle thinks these carotenoids may be another adaptation to suppress inflammation, which might be important in the wild, as cavefish are likely overeating whenever food arrives.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
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Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
When not overeating, guests can head to Level 61 for some spa downtime and gym uptime.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The book, as suggested by its title, charts Elvis’s decline, including his emotional reliance on overeating.
—Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
Instead, Riddle thinks these carotenoids may be another adaptation to suppress inflammation, which might be important in the wild, as cavefish are likely overeating whenever food arrives.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overeat
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Chief among them is that kids have been gorging on Kit-Kats and Starbursts for decades, on this one day a year.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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The bears have been trying to fatten up by gorging on salmon — including at times by only eating the skin, brains and eggs to focus on the most calories — before hibernating for the winter.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC news,
1 Oct. 2025
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Will Smith’s solo blast in the 11th sealed the Jays’ fate, but along the way fans feasted on a host of World Series anomalies, including a rare bench-clearing in the bottom of the fourth after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski plunked Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a four-seamer.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Unlike bears and big cats, which kill their prey and then consume it, canines oftentimes tire their prey, bring it down, and start feasting on and around the hind quarters while the animal is still alive.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Overeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeat. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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