gormandized

past tense of gormandize
1
as in gorged
to eat greedily or to excess everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!

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

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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
  • 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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  • On Tuesday, El Tri played with an intensity that devoured Ecuador from the onset and increased the belief among Mexicans that this team could make history.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • In the spring, arugula is often devoured by flea beetles, so plant it in the fall to avoid the pest.
    Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 29 June 2026
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  • When inhaled, these microscopic particles can enter the lungs and bloodstream, potentially causing swelling and inflammation.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • When wildfire smoke is inhaled, volatile gases and tiny particles can pass through the lining of the lungs and enter the bloodstream.
    Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 24 June 2026
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  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • 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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  • Parents pushed strollers with infants, as men, women and children of all ages crammed onto the street.
    Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • As rain pummeled the lawn in front of the Hatch Shell in Boston, thousands crammed underneath a nearby tunnel to stay dry.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
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  • McClintock’s colleagues, obsessed with scientific reductionism, scoffed at her near-spiritual dedication to understanding organismal biology in its fullness and complexity.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • During Truist’s quarterly earnings call in April, Rogers scoffed at a Bloomberg report that the bank could potentially be a target for an acquisition by Citi.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026
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“Gormandized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandized. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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