as in stuffed
to fill with food to capacity
prefers not to watch those nature programs where all they show are predators glutting themselves on the kill
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as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
it seemed that he could glut enough food to feed 10 men
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Recent Examples of glutted
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
The Beach is glutted with souvenir shops and rental car outlets, the study found, but lacks auto and household supply stores, bookstores and service stations.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
The Beach is glutted with souvenir shops and rental car outlets, the study found, but lacks auto and household supply stores, bookstores and service stations.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
This year, holiday gatherings were scrapped, the single father’s Christmas budget was slashed in half, and his credit cards were glutted from months of futile efforts to keep up with the rising cost of living.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glutted
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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
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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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Defenseman John Carlson made a weak play off his forehand along the left-wing wall that was devoured by Ivan Barbashev, who snuck the puck past Granlund to Dorofeyev for a goal from the slot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 May 2026
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These Avocado Oil Sea Salt Kettle Cooked Potato Chips check all the right boxes—they’re crunchy, salty, gluten-free, kosher, and ready to be devoured.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
11 May 2026
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This phenomenon, called polyploidy, happens when an organism has more than two sets of chromosomes stuffed into every cell - in other words, a whole genome duplication.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
19 May 2026
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What sets a muffuletta, that iconic sandwich from New Orleans, apart from other sandwiches similarly stuffed with assorted deli meats is the olive salad that’s slathered across the bread.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 May 2026
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Rather than burn tobacco, e-cigarettes heat up a liquid consisting of nicotine, flavorings and additives that are inhaled as vapor.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
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They’re spread primarily when droppings, urine or saliva get kicked into the air and inhaled — such as when sweeping up mouse droppings.—
Allison Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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All of the overstuffed albums and Billboard hits he’s racked up since then are tainted with that context.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
12 May 2026
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Baseball has a way of happening and Glasnow’s back spasms might just be the first thing to postpone the Dodgers’ decision on who gets bumped out of their overstuffed rotation.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
Verb
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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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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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Boxes from the White House, some containing classified material, had been found crammed into a bathroom at Mar-a-Lago, next to a toilet and below a crystal chandelier.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Guests at the memorial service — including Stephen Jones, Caroline Rush, Erdem Moralıoğlu, Nicole Farhi, Sam McKnight and Jonathan Newhouse — crammed onto benches in the venue, while others, including Daphne Guinness and Yasmin Sewell, stood in the aisles.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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“Glutted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glutted. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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