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
The book, as suggested by its title, charts Elvis’s decline, including his emotional reliance on overeating.
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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
In doing so, semaglutide induces feelings of fullness while delaying the emptying of the stomach, making users feel less hungry and therefore less likely to overeat.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Other research has found evidence that people who eat big morning meals have better appetite control during the day and are less likely to overeat later in the day.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
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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
In doing so, semaglutide induces feelings of fullness while delaying the emptying of the stomach, making users feel less hungry and therefore less likely to overeat.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
Other research has found evidence that people who eat big morning meals have better appetite control during the day and are less likely to overeat later in the day.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 19 July 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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But feast your eyes on their entire collection of hot takes below to see who had the hottest take of them all.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Lights, fireworks, feasting, exchanging sweets and gifts, new clothing and prayer are often part of the festivities, as are rangoli, geometric floral patterns drawn on the floor with colorful powders.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Overeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeat. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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