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
Avoid Restrictive Diets Being overly restrictive with your food choices might cause you to overeat.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
People who struggle with emotional eating may overeat in response to difficult emotions like sadness and anxiety.
—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
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Apr. 2025
People who struggle with emotional eating may overeat in response to difficult emotions like sadness and anxiety.
—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
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Rubinoff has already brought several into the lab, where the caterpillars can gorge themselves on Drosophila pupae with no fear of spiders interrupting the feast.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
24 Apr. 2025
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For Now While central banks abroad accelerate, private tokens at home are gorging on the vacuum.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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He will likely be tasked with having the ball in hands at times, needing to be a playmaker so others can potentially feast in off-ball situations.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Being on holiday hasn’t stopped me from scouring the internet, looking for the very best new content for you, dearest readers, to feast your eyes on.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Overeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeat. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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