as in swarms
a great number of persons or things massed together
battling the rush-hour cram in the subway
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as in fills
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
crammed his mouth with candy
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as in stuffs
to fill with food to capacity
one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes
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as in devours
to swallow or eat greedily
the thoughtless guest crammed a dinner that had taken hours to prepare
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Recent Examples of crams
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
Instead, the show crams everything into a space that can't hold it, culminating in this past third season that exploded with too much of practically everything.
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Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Television has always relied on big, gasp-inducing moments, but Murphy crams them in even at the expense of narrative cohesion.
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Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down.
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Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Nov. 2025
Moreover, the study’s methodology crams certain ideologies under one umbrella that otherwise would not fit neatly into a political classification.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
The Ferryman crams the Warren home with upright coffins filled with his former victims.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames.
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Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
Instead, the show crams everything into a space that can't hold it, culminating in this past third season that exploded with too much of practically everything.
—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Television has always relied on big, gasp-inducing moments, but Murphy crams them in even at the expense of narrative cohesion.
—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down.
—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Nov. 2025
Moreover, the study’s methodology crams certain ideologies under one umbrella that otherwise would not fit neatly into a political classification.
—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
The Ferryman crams the Warren home with upright coffins filled with his former victims.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crams
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Their strategy focuses on low-cost drone swarms, maximizing pilot effectiveness.
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Every wedding, every cherry blossom season in Japan, every birth, reactor accidents too, swarms of insects, kittens playing with woolen balls, people disfigured by war, palm trees at sunset—five billion photos a day.
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One of our favorite budget models on the market right now is HP's OmniBook X Flip, which squeezes every bit of performance out of its components to deliver capable everyday productivity performance in a good-looking package.
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That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates.
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On The Porch There’s a particular kind of magic that comes when the sun dips below the treetops and the soundtrack of a summer evening fills the air—crickets, cicadas, and whip-poor-wills.
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Rihanna fills two spaces on the Billboard Global 200 and three on the Billboard Global Excl.
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Throughout, visiting tourist Madeleine (Kristen Stewart) stuffs her face with every kind of meat, vegetable and carb while her father Phil (Woody Harrelson) is the one whose stomach miraculously swells.
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At home, Jonathan Wright, director of the Indianapolis art museum's park and gardens, stuffs in the plants, stacks the pots, and lets everything grow.
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.
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In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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With their billowing sails, teakwood decks and mazes of ropes and rigging, ships like Eagle draw throngs of visitors hoping to get a glimpse of the past.
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The throngs of teenagers doing back flips into the Canal Saint-Martin and playing soccer in the street set the mood for the week.
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Heck, maybe Hiller loads up one line and plays Zuccarello, Matthews, and Nylander together.
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No sauce makes for easier eating, but this spice rub still loads on the flavor.
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Everyone is familiar with the old saw that those unversed in history are condemned to repeat it, which packs a certain irony 250 years into our democratic experiment.
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Both are made with Lululemon’s ultra-soft Softreme fabric, which packs a velvety feel that is smooth against the skin.
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“Crams.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crams. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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