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as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
watched the game while slopping prodigious quantities of beer
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Recent Examples of slopped
Judging from the way Sam slopped wine into the glasses, at least five or six bottles.
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Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slopped
Verb
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Steph’s younger brother stood in the corner, loaded up a shot, and splashed a 3-pointer on his first possession off the bench.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Two tee shots splish-splashed into the water.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One had 35 eggs in it, which were devoured with delight.—
Delbert L. Chears,
Outdoor Life,
5 Mar. 2026
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As somebody who devoured all things Beatles, there’s a lot of stuff in (the documentary) that hasn’t been seen or heard.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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One of the regulars is sloshed and keeps turning the knob, switching radio stations every which way.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
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Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.—
Dave Boucher,
Freep.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bebop moving in waves through the smoky air, causing a warm feeling to come over him, to move inside him like smoke inhaled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Alarms go off, phones come out, coffee is gulped down, and before either partner is fully awake, they’re already headed into separate days.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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On Tuesday night at Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center in south Fort Worth, more than 5,000 crammed into the gym to watch North Crowley defeat Duncanville 52-49 in a Class 6A boys state basketball semifinal.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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Parents, students urge end to strikes Many parents, concerned about the wellbeing of their children, and students, tired of being crammed into gyms and overcrowded classrooms, are calling on Twin Rivers leaders to meet the union’s demands.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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In a 2016 meeting with the San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board, Weber Pierson’s mother — then-Assemblymember Shirley Weber, now California’s secretary of state and once the chair of the city school board — scoffed at San Diego Unified’s claim to have a 91% graduation rate.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Mar. 2026
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In a 2016 meeting with the U-T Editorial Board, Weber Pierson’s mother — then-Assemblymember Shirley Weber, now California’s secretary of state and once the chair of the city school board — scoffed at San Diego Unified’s claim to have a 91% graduation rate.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Those are immediately gobbled up by bots, and the true value is realized on the secondary market.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Rose gobbled it up, lay in my arms and not long after was at rest.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Slopped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slopped. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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