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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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 -
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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“Pig out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pig%20out. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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