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
Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Fans captured a video of the three in a suite overlooking the cram full Johan Cruijff Arena.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Another potential benefit may be that Apple can cram an even more advanced large language model into the iPhone than previously expected.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
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
Fans captured a video of the three in a suite overlooking the cram full Johan Cruijff Arena.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
Verb
It is crammed with handwritten notes taken by Bayley during a series of evening lectures that Turing gave at Hanslope Park.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Another potential benefit may be that Apple can cram an even more advanced large language model into the iPhone than previously expected.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cram
Noun
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Just like in Diablo, the name of the game here is clicking to move and attack swarms of enemies in dark isometric dungeons, throwing in some magical attacks with the number keys on your keyboard as needed.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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As the heat began to break on Main Street, swarms of exhausted families packed up their impulse purchases and their double-wide strollers and called it a day.—
Justine Harman,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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These are dunked in grapefruit ponzu or spicy kimchi dressing or simply squeezed with lemon.—
John Metcalfe,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s further squeezed by competition from others in the space, including Etsy, Michael’s and Hobby Lobby, as well as big-box and online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The three women are shown to a table among tables filled with women.—
Joseph O’Neill,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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Playing against teams from the U.S., Sweden and Finland, filled with many of the NHL’s best players, pushed him to bring his game up to their level after so much time away.—
Eric Stephens,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Draft Blocker If there are a pile of single socks, stuff the other socks into the largest and/or longest one and use it as a draft blocker against doors on chilly days or evenings.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2025
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The soft baguette was stuffed with juicy chicken breast in a yellow curry sauce, onions, cucumber, cilantro, jalapeño and sweet pickled daikon and carrots.—
Kim Bojórquez,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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That’s just cataloging the most obvious go-tos for these ladies who devour.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The threat is severe and constant; on Jan. 27, a dry lightning strike sparked a bushfire in Victoria that, fueled by strong winds, devoured 170,000 acres in just six hours.—
Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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Black Tap once had a thriving pop-up on West 14th St. in NYC that drew throngs of mostly millennial women but closed when the owners couldn’t negotiate a longer-term lease with the landlord.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Bridges, now 70, was 6 years old when she was escorted to school by U.S. marshals through the streets of New Orleans surrounded by throngs of angry people protesting desegregation.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Feb. 2025
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Investigators later determined that the bomb was hidden in a cassette recorder and packed in a suitcase that was loaded on a plane from Malta to Frankfurt, Germany, with no accompanying passenger.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
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To get started, simply prepare your base in one of the pints, freeze for 24 hours, then load it into the machine and watch the magic happen.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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The area sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and the Currituck Sound is packed with maritime forests, sand dunes, and shrub thickets, all untouched, all wild, and all waiting patiently for visitors to explore.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
22 Feb. 2025
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Hong Kong, which remains one of the world’s great eating cities even after the political crackdowns against pro-democracy protests, is packed with restaurants and shops that specialize in one specific dish.—
Laurie Ochoa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Cram.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cram. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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