Definition of gormandizenext
1
as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!

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2
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge

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  • And all those who find the Dodgers’ gorging offensive also tend to overlook that their spending provides real benefits as well.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Of all the schemes that humans have devised to keep sea lions from gorging on the salmon of the Columbia River basin, none has worked for long.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
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  • Still in search of the perfect sweet treat to devour this Valentine’s Day?
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
  • My son devoured his giant burger quesadilla, and the chilaquiles burger (chips, sauce and egg atop a burger patty) was messy, tasty fun.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • Fat Tuesday is a day of feasting on rich foods before the fasting period of Lent begins.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Take a walk back in time surrounded by thousands of years of history, feast your way through the city with plates like cacio e pepe and gelato, and take in the views from atop the Spanish Steps or the terrace of the Capitoline Hill.
    Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
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  • They can also be inhaled — particularly when heated during styling — and absorbed through a person’s hands.
    Claretta Bellamy, NBC news, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Your daughter breathes that same air, inhaling the virus directly into her respiratory tract.
    Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
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  • Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Gormandize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandize. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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