as in devouring
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as in gorging
to eat greedily or to excess
everybody tends to gormandize on Thanksgiving—it's traditional!
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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
hungry soccer players who will gormandize whatever they happen to find in the fridge
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Verb
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Fishing is the largest export in the country, but that doesn’t mean locals aren’t devouring it by the shipful.—
Claire Volkman,
Vogue,
7 Jan. 2025 -
Trackers researchers to flock of vultures raiding a python nest and devouring the eggs.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Dec. 2024
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Research has also shown that the site was used for feasting and acted as a burial ground for locals and others further afield (like from Wales).—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2024
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Louis spotted three lion cubs, only 18 months old, feasting on a Bushbuck.—
Lucy Edwards,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Dec. 2024
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Tanning nasal sprays have entered the illicit tanning market as a way to get a sunless tan by inhaling a squirt of the product through your nose.—
Marisa Garshick,
Verywell Health,
30 Dec. 2024
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The complaint lists numerous cases dating back to 2009 of drivers around the country causing injury and harm after inhaling nitrous oxide.—
Ben Dandridge-Lemco,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Salah rightfully gets the headlines for his insatiable attacking output, but Saturday afternoon at the Vitality Stadium was a reminder that such incredible performances cannot be lauded without acknowledging the solid defensive foundation that has been built behind him.—
Mark Carey,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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But with Russia believed to be losing tens of thousands of troops each month, there is little chance that Pyongyang will be able to fully satisfy Moscow's insatiable demand for additional manpower.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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The black, wolfish dog was sentenced to death by the Framingham Police Department after tearing into the arm of the boy next door who came over to pet him.—
Peter Rubin,
Longreads,
4 Oct. 2024
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From the counter of Chez Bebelle, proprietor Gilles Belzons—a large wolfish figure who once played rugby for Narbonne—picks up a megaphone and hollers across to the charcutier opposite.—
Rick Jordan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Dec. 2022
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And thanks to the ravenous monsters that nightly disguise themselves as smiling humans and eat anyone unprotected outside, plus various other eldritch horrors like ghosts and malevolent bugs, not to mention dwindling resources and communal infighting, everyone is always on edge.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 Sep. 2024
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The researchers found that clay sprayed on the water's surface bonds with the carbon, creating sticky balls that become part of the ravenous little creatures' daily smorgasbord.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
10 Dec. 2024
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That’s a gluttonous use of spectral bandwidth by today’s standards.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Sep. 2010
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Gets Surprise Company Woman Leaves Chicken Breast Out To Defrost, Cat Seizes His Opportunity While dogs are often seen as gluttonous, cats can be just as food-motivated.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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