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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  • 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
  • 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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  • Anya Taylor-Joy, imperiously slender and with devouring eyes, has a porcelain haughtiness that doesn’t quite work as Emma Woodhouse — at least not for me.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
  • When the eggs hatch, the young devour the still-living roaches.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
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  • In India, a veterinarian treatment used in cows decimated local populations of vultures that feasted on bovine carcasses.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 15 July 2025
  • The gull may have been feasting on the truck’s load as the unsuspecting driver made preparations to hit the road.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2025
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  • The nervous systems of animals that swallowed or inhaled other hydraulic fluids were affected immediately with tremors, diarrhea, sweating, breathing difficulty, and sometimes several weeks later with weakness of the limbs, or paralysis.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • These poisons can vaporize on hot days and be inhaled, absorbed through the skin, or even swallowed by children playing on synthetic fields.
    Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, New York Daily News, 10 July 2025
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  • Mindful Coffee Or Tea Break Instead of gulping your drink while answering emails, try this: Hold the cup, feel its warmth, smell the aroma and enjoy the first sip.
    Bronwen Sciortino, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Read More: When to Go to the Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care Keeping your head above water can help reduce the likelihood of gulping down germs.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 23 May 2025
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“Gormandize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gormandize. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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