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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overfeeding
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To avoid overeating at a party, don’t stand around the food table while talking with friends.—
Mira Miller,
Verywell Health,
18 Dec. 2025 -
Experts say such disruptions could weaken fullness signaling, which might make overeating more likely.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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And all those who find the Dodgers’ gorging offensive also tend to overlook that their spending provides real benefits as well.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Of all the schemes that humans have devised to keep sea lions from gorging on the salmon of the Columbia River basin, none has worked for long.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Khloé Kardashian ditched her bob for a waist-grazing party ponytail.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
29 Jan. 2026
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Cardozo added that all milking operations have ceased, and some beef and non-lactating dairy cattle are still grazing.—
Richard Halstead,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Overfeeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overfeeding. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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