glutted; glutting
1
: to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
The market is glutted with oil.
2
: to fill especially with food to satiety
glutted themselves at the restaurant buffet
: to eat gluttonously
1
: an excessive quantity : oversupply
a glut of oil on the market
2
archaic
: the act or process of glutting
Synonyms
Examples of glut in a Sentence
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Mike Tanier, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
In a story glutted with broad caricatures, Hunt and Liddy are maybe the broadest and perhaps the least inherently sympathetic.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
In that case, our oceans could be glutted with rip-roaring cybernetic frogs, Jurassic-Park style.
—Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
Luxury can swiftly glut.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 21 June 2022
Now add on to that glut another category of product that stores have to deal with: returns.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 26 June 2022
The internet is glutted with second-by-second countdown clocks and the mania is even spurring a hike in hiring by crypto firms worldwide.
—Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com, 19 Mar. 2020
Now, thanks largely to those export terminals, the global market is glutted.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2020
That’s even as the market is already glutted, with prices down about 30% in 12 months.
—Fortune, 12 Nov. 2019
Elizabeth Elkin, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
But while the midcentury modern landmark normally sees little turnover, the building has seen a glut of luxury listings and sales over the past couple of years.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
The dismissal of Juror 2 highlights the potential dangers of participating in one of the most politicized trials in US history, especially in an age of social media frenzies, a highly partisan electorate, and a glut of readily available personal information online.
—Andrew Couts, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Tech companies, which in many cities had come to rival the footprints of industries like finance, are a big contributor to that supply glut.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Under Trong, Vietnam’s corruption’s ranking has steadily improved, leading to a glut of foreign direct investment.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The report answered that question and provided a glut of new information.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
And while in aggregate there is sufficient – if not a glut – of resources waiting to be used, for any individual facility, minor changes in the external operating environment may adversely affect project economics.
—Wood MacKenzie, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
There’s also something about the seasonality of this flurry of new model releases—there was a similar glut of updates and releases in the first quarter of last year—that is reminiscent of the arrival of the new tea crates in London each September.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
Verb
Requiem for the Featherweights The 2023 draft class was glutted with shifty, speedy receivers who wouldn’t weigh 180 pounds even after a never-ending pasta bowl.
—Mike Tanier, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023
In a story glutted with broad caricatures, Hunt and Liddy are maybe the broadest and perhaps the least inherently sympathetic.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
In that case, our oceans could be glutted with rip-roaring cybernetic frogs, Jurassic-Park style.
—Stav Dimitropoulos, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
Luxury can swiftly glut.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 21 June 2022
Now add on to that glut another category of product that stores have to deal with: returns.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 26 June 2022
The internet is glutted with second-by-second countdown clocks and the mania is even spurring a hike in hiring by crypto firms worldwide.
—Vildana Hajric, Bloomberg.com, 19 Mar. 2020
Now, thanks largely to those export terminals, the global market is glutted.
—Ryan Dezember, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2020
That’s even as the market is already glutted, with prices down about 30% in 12 months.
—Fortune, 12 Nov. 2019
Noun
Natural gas prices in West Texas under pressure from a glut in supply sank even further into negative territory after a segment of a pipeline system was shut following a fire, threatening to trap gas in the region.
—Elizabeth Elkin, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2024
But while the midcentury modern landmark normally sees little turnover, the building has seen a glut of luxury listings and sales over the past couple of years.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
The dismissal of Juror 2 highlights the potential dangers of participating in one of the most politicized trials in US history, especially in an age of social media frenzies, a highly partisan electorate, and a glut of readily available personal information online.
—Andrew Couts, WIRED, 18 Apr. 2024
Tech companies, which in many cities had come to rival the footprints of industries like finance, are a big contributor to that supply glut.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024
Under Trong, Vietnam’s corruption’s ranking has steadily improved, leading to a glut of foreign direct investment.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The report answered that question and provided a glut of new information.
—Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
And while in aggregate there is sufficient – if not a glut – of resources waiting to be used, for any individual facility, minor changes in the external operating environment may adversely affect project economics.
—Wood MacKenzie, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
There’s also something about the seasonality of this flurry of new model releases—there was a similar glut of updates and releases in the first quarter of last year—that is reminiscent of the arrival of the new tea crates in London each September.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2024
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