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
To resist overeating in today’s tempting environment, develop a set of personal eating rules.
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Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The most common symptoms of overeating garlic include body odor and breath that smells like garlic.
—Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 9 June 2025
Without Landy, Wilson quickly regressed — back on drugs, overeating, retreating to his bedroom.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The previous understanding was that overeating high calorie foods may impact early menstruation because the accumulation of body fat signals hormones to initiate puberty, Wang said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The most common symptoms of overeating garlic include body odor and breath that smells like garlic.
—Kathi Valeii, Verywell Health, 9 June 2025
Without Landy, Wilson quickly regressed — back on drugs, overeating, retreating to his bedroom.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
The previous understanding was that overeating high calorie foods may impact early menstruation because the accumulation of body fat signals hormones to initiate puberty, Wang said.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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And the mice who'd come off the low-fat diet to gorge on high-sugar and high-fat foods were, unlike humans, probably not thinking about potential weight gain.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 July 2025
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Trump’s idea of the presidency seems to start with the premise that the entire country is his to gorge on, as the capo di tutti capi, or boss of all bosses.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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In the future, Musk's employees could be among the Bastrop-area residents, tourists and others feasting at one of Austin's most famous homegrown restaurants, Chuy's Tex-Mex, with its enchiladas, tacos, queso and signature creamy jalapeño dressing.—
Shonda Novak,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Are Miami’s edge rushers that good, ready to feast on the rest of the NFL?—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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“Overeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeat. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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