as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess
because he watches his diet for most of the year, he feels free to overeat during the holidays
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Recent Examples of overeat
People who struggle with emotional eating may overeat in response to difficult emotions like sadness and anxiety.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Some ingredients in kombucha may also enhance metabolism and help manage blood sugar, which can prevent energy crashes, excessive hunger, and overeating, Viola said.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
But by the ‘80s, the young were getting into the nascent aerobics craze and balked at overeating.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Have a small high-protein snack before eating out to prevent overeating at mealtime.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
Some ingredients in kombucha may also enhance metabolism and help manage blood sugar, which can prevent energy crashes, excessive hunger, and overeating, Viola said.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 Apr. 2025
But by the ‘80s, the young were getting into the nascent aerobics craze and balked at overeating.
—Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
Have a small high-protein snack before eating out to prevent overeating at mealtime.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overeat
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Thanks to this steady drip of releases, Like a Dragon fans have been virtually gorging themselves on a wealth of content for years.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
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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
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Meanwhile, more seals have been feasting more on small fish — leading to a decline in small fish across the region.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
27 Apr. 2025
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But predators feasting on the world’s most vulnerable people doesn’t really make for an entertaining movie.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Overeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeat. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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