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
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
During that time, as the ultra-wealthy cram bigger and bigger homes into Malibu’s rugged mountains and along coveted beaches, the community has become the centerpiece of a debate over development vs. preservation and the government’s role in maintaining California’s natural beauty.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Born when massive stars die, neutron stars have up to two times the mass of the sun crammed into a diameter of about 12 miles (20 kilometers).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Most people infected with the toxin-producing E. coli experience severe stomach crams, diarrhea and vomiting.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2024
During that time, as the ultra-wealthy cram bigger and bigger homes into Malibu’s rugged mountains and along coveted beaches, the community has become the centerpiece of a debate over development vs. preservation and the government’s role in maintaining California’s natural beauty.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Verb
People with severe physical and mental health issues are crammed into bunks alongside people in the throes of addiction, newly sober, fleeing domestic violence, leaving jail or trying to rebuild after layoffs, debt or evictions.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2025
Born when massive stars die, neutron stars have up to two times the mass of the sun crammed into a diameter of about 12 miles (20 kilometers).
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cram
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Taylor Hill and Barbara Palvin made fast friends in the front row, with swarms of photographers snapping the two together.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
6 Mar. 2025
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However, what stood out most was not the iconic monuments but the relentless swarm of locals pushing donkey and camel rides on him.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tension headaches are the most common type, and can feel like a band is squeezing your forehead, with pain extending to your scalp and neck, per the US National Library of Medicine.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
13 Mar. 2025
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Instead of mechanical rollers, this mask uses inflating and deflating mechanisms to gently squeeze around your eyes and temples, creating a rhythmic, pulse-like massage.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
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The Hershey's Chocolate Salted Caramel Cheesecake Doughnut features an unglazed shell doughnut, filled with a caramel cheesecake cream, dipped in milk chocolate icing and topped with chocolate cookie crumb and a salted caramel swirl.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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Their worlds feel just as grand in scope as famously massive games like The Elder Scrolls — presenting lush alien lands filled with tons of diverse creatures and wildlife, and hundreds of individual NPCs that often have unique stories to tell.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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The impressive menu featured soft tacos stuffed with lentils and was followed by a ring of sunchokes, briefly in season, interspersed with radish and fennel; as well as maitake mushrooms with a vegetariandemiglace broth.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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There’s grizzled guys like the proprietor of Mines and Memories, a storefront dedicated to preserving the history of the town’s former economic engine, which stuffed with everything from B&W photos to hardhats donated by families that have lived in Creede for generations.—
Lauren Wissot,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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Welcome to The Shark Tank – also known as Rick Case Arena -- where NSU’s opponents get swarmed upon and devoured.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Nutria known for ‘devouring marshlands’ Nutria, a native species to South America, are invasive to the Gulf of America coast (formerly the Gulf of Mexico), the Atlantic coast and the Pacific Northwest, according to the FWS.—
Saleen Martin,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The rioters returned that night to Rock Springs, where a cheering throng of several hundred residents greeted them.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Avoid Wednesday afternoon, because French children have no school, freeing throngs of families for museum-going.—
Elaine Sciolino,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2025
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They would be loaded on buses and sent through the Kerem Shalom crossing either to Ashdod port, or to an airport near Eilat.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Investigators said Hernandez gunned Quadri down, loaded his body into Quadri’s car, then abandoned the vehicle in a parking lot on San Antonio’s south side before checking into a nearby hotel, KABB reported.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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It's packed with vitamin C-rich yuzu fruit extract, which also supports your skin's barrier and moisture retention.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Green Tea Green tea is packed with plant compounds like the catechin epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), which has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.6 Green tea contains around 29.4 milligrams of caffeine per cup, much less than what’s found in coffee.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cram. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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