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Recent Examples of overfeed
The case rocked Britain, seeming to expose a remorseless serial killer who, prosecutors said, used a bizarre range of techniques to kill her tiny, often very premature, victims: Injecting them with air, overfeeding them with milk or contaminating their feeds with insulin.
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Megan Specia, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Napping after overfeeding on food is a dilemma many of us will be fortunate to face on Christmas Day.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
However, they should always be given in moderation, because overfeeding your pet can lead to obesity, which causes diseases such as diabetes mellitus, arthritis, heart disease and even cancer.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The goal is steady feeding without overfeeding, which can damage the tree.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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Megan Specia, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025
Napping after overfeeding on food is a dilemma many of us will be fortunate to face on Christmas Day.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Dec. 2024
However, they should always be given in moderation, because overfeeding your pet can lead to obesity, which causes diseases such as diabetes mellitus, arthritis, heart disease and even cancer.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The goal is steady feeding without overfeeding, which can damage the tree.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfeed
Verb
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All in all, an ideal movie snack with enough kick to prevent you from overeating.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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Take deep breaths, chew slowly, and eat mindfully to aid digestion and avoid overeating.—
Michiko Tomioka,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.—
Seth Harp,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to builder strategies, shifting home designs and a new construction glut the trend has flipped.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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But snack hot spots such as CVS or liquor stores may have entire racks devoted to the category.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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My mother-in-law serves cowboy candy every holiday over a block of cream cheese (think pepper jelly but with a tiny bit more heat), but some folks like to snack on them as is.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Overfeed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfeed. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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