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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Having difficulty controlling my sweets overeating?
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Follow a regular eating schedule: Inconsistent diet schedules, including starvation or overeating in one setting, affect ghrelin and leptin levels.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
Fiber promotes satiety and helps regulate blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of overeating between meals.
—Barbie Cervoni, Health, 5 Aug. 2024
Imagine carbon is like sugar, natural carbon uptake (as in forests and soil) is like insulin, and rapid emissions growth is like overeating.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
Follow a regular eating schedule: Inconsistent diet schedules, including starvation or overeating in one setting, affect ghrelin and leptin levels.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 11 Sep. 2024
Fiber promotes satiety and helps regulate blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of overeating between meals.
—Barbie Cervoni, Health, 5 Aug. 2024
Imagine carbon is like sugar, natural carbon uptake (as in forests and soil) is like insulin, and rapid emissions growth is like overeating.
—Kate Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2018
See all Example Sentences for overeat
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“Overeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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