pigged out

past tense of pig out
as in gorged
to eat greedily or to excess one holiday when you're expected to pig out on junk food

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  • The Raiders gorged in a different way, blowing the center market out of the water with a massive, $27 million per year contract for Baltimore’s Tyler Linderbaum and rocketing toward the top of the league in money spent.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This means selling off many of the securities the Fed gorged on in a stair-step of crises over the last 18 years.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
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  • Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • After ten years at war and ten more at sea, he is borne back to Ithaca by his gracious hosts the Phaeacians, who have feasted him and delighted in his tales.
    David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
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“Pigged out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pigged%20out. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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