scarfed

past tense of scarf
as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily the college students scarfed the entire contents of the care package in one sitting

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Verb
  • Artists Equity By the time Dunkin’ unveiled Carpenter’s Brown Sugar Shakin’ Espresso, more than 10 million users had already devoured the Instagram and TikTok teaser videos.
    Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 20 June 2026
  • Among the novel's many fans is The Five Star Weekend series creator and showrunner Bekah Brunstetter, who devoured Hilderbrand's book in one day when producers Ali Krug and Sue Naegle sent it to her shortly after the writers' strike ended in 2023.
    Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.
    Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • The players inhaled all the enthusiasm and channeled it.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
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  • In addition to the vineyard, Soloviev had gobbled up more than 1,000 acres of farmland and announced his intention to build luxury homes on part of the property.
    Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026
  • If it's not all gobbled up in one supper, this dish freezes well and makes for delicious leftovers.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 May 2026
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“Scarfed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarfed. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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