as in swarm
a great number of persons or things massed together
battling the rush-hour cram in the subway
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as in to fill
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
crammed his mouth with candy
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as in to stuff
to fill with food to capacity
one of those eating contests in which competitors attempt to cram themselves with as many hot dogs as they can in three minutes
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Recent Examples of cram
Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
Many teenagers cite education as their biggest worry, with most Korean students going straight from regular school to extra tutoring at private cram schools every day, before continuing to study by themselves until late at night.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
Now, some tourism experts and operators want to broaden the island’s image from predominantly a sea and sun destination, which crams their tourism season into just a few months.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune Europe, 11 Oct. 2024
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Noun
For late night cram sessions that won’t disrupt a sleeping roommate, this desk lamp from Globe Electric will make a perfect gift.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
Many teenagers cite education as their biggest worry, with most Korean students going straight from regular school to extra tutoring at private cram schools every day, before continuing to study by themselves until late at night.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 Sep. 2023
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Plus, modern chip design is extremely complex, with millions or billions of transistors crammed onto tiny processors using nanometer-scale processing technologies.
—New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2024
Now, some tourism experts and operators want to broaden the island’s image from predominantly a sea and sun destination, which crams their tourism season into just a few months.
—Rebecca Ann Hughes, Fortune Europe, 11 Oct. 2024
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The next swarm is expected to occur in November 2025, Cooke said.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Getting things in shipshape The story begins with Mario and Luigi going about their day, when Luigi provokes a swarm of bees.Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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For the third time this season, Jojo calmly squeezed the trigger and neatly folded the first tom.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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These new prices would squeeze consumer budgets, especially for low-income households that spend triple as much of their monthly budgets on apparel as high-income households spend, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Huts fill up fast, so check each property’s for pricing and availability.Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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The nature is pretty cool My ship’s route from the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic Ocean was a beautiful one, filled with islands ringed in red-earthed cliffs and dark, forested riversides.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The zucchini is a personal favorite, but a must-order is a side of their pane bianco stuffed with mortadella.Roger Sands, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Martha Stewart thought snow peas individually stuffed with cream cheese made an elegant dinner party side.Constance Grady, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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In Scottish folklore, the kelpie is a shape-shifting creature that lives underwater and can easily devour humans.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Styled as Pac-Man, the figure is depicted on the verge of devouring a blue dot.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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For the throngs of fans inside the venue, from the floor area up to the rafters, Saturday night’s show was nothing short of headbanging excitement.David Chiu, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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The film seems more concerned with what others — the media, the throngs outside the courthouse — expect Joker to be.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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The Steelers, who enter Week 10 at 6-2 and in first place in the AFC North, are loading up ahead of Tuesday's deadline to aid a postseason run.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The checkup process will start as soon as the tool has loaded, having already analyzed the necessary settings in the background while doing so.Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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These populist leaders have taken their election victories as mandates to pack the judiciary, shackle the press, cow the business community, silence and prosecute critics, and assert political dominance over the civil service, prosecutors, tax authorities, the security apparatus, and the military.Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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To pack that much into such a small space is a complication in itself.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cram. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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