as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess
one holiday when you're expected to pig out on junk food
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The cafeteria caved, and students were once again able to gorge on cookies at the bargain price of 25 cents apiece.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025 -
People are talking about the storm while the gulls gorge on bread and peck at chicken bones.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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The resulting larvae both look and act like screws, boring and twisting into the animal while feasting on its living flesh.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Throughout summer and into the early days of autumn, brown bears congregate in streams and rivers along the Alaskan coast to feast on the returning salmon.—
Robert Annis,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Pig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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