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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  • Paddington doesn’t gorge on sadness, as I’ve been known to do.
    Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Triangle of Sadness parodied the wealthy class and their out-of-touch behaviors; The Menu gorged on monstrous culinary world personalities and the sycophants who feed them; and most recently, Blink Twice confronted the protective bubbles shielding powerful men from accountability.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
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  • Welcome to The Shark Tank – also known as Rick Case Arena -- where NSU’s opponents get swarmed upon and devoured.
    Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Now, though, astronomers have a better sense of where to hunt for any X-ray, radio, or visible-light signatures that are the telltale signs of an invisible black hole that's devouring everything nearby.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 Mar. 2025
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  • Rashad, 76, and Richardson Jackson, 75, are familiar with the trials of Black archetypal matriarchs, having feasted upon such characters for much of their careers, Rashad perhaps most notably as Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show.
    Soraya Nadia McDonald, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Wolves feast on cattle, which can threaten the livelihood of ranchers.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
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  • Over time, those items break down into tiny bits that people can inhale, ingest, or absorb through their skin.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Respiratory problems: Regurgitated stomach acids that reach the back of your throat can be inhaled and cause irritation in your lungs and airways.
    Mark Gurarie, Health, 7 Mar. 2025
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  • The terrifying moment, captured on camera by the kayaker’s father, showed the whale surfacing in the Strait of Magellan and gulping Adrian Simancas for a few moments before releasing him.
    Abel Alvarado, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The detective accepted the dare and gulped down the milk meant for the sergeant’s child, according to court papers.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Gormandize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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