overeaten

verb

past participle of overeat
as in gorged
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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  1. gorged
  2. devoured
  3. feasted
Verb
  • 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
Definition of gorged
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  • It had been pulled into the river and devoured by an enormous crocodile.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026
  • With roughly 6 1/2 minutes left, Chestnut had devoured 32 dogs to Gray’s 10, according to live unofficial results on ESPN.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
Definition of devoured
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  • Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Hardaway has feasted on open shots created by Jokic and Doncic in recent years.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 June 2026
Definition of feasted
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