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 Avoid Restrictive Diets Being overly restrictive with your food choices might cause you to overeat. Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Apr. 2025 People who struggle with emotional eating may overeat in response to difficult emotions like sadness and anxiety. Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Apr. 2025 Some ingredients in kombucha may also enhance metabolism and help manage blood sugar, which can prevent energy crashes, excessive hunger, and overeating, Viola said. Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025 But by the ‘80s, the young were getting into the nascent aerobics craze and balked at overeating. Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for overeat
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  • Rubinoff has already brought several into the lab, where the caterpillars can gorge themselves on Drosophila pupae with no fear of spiders interrupting the feast.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2025
  • For Now While central banks abroad accelerate, private tokens at home are gorging on the vacuum.
    Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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  • In the 3-2 Rapids win over San Diego last month, the Rapids feasted with their press.
    Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 May 2025
  • Other images showed one anemone, measuring less than an inch, feasting on a 4-inch marine worm over the course of 16 hours.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 May 2025

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“Overeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeat. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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