as in overeating
the excessive consumption of food
the view that gluttony is a serious failure in self-discipline
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And, after all, the nuclear exchange from which Fallout derives its name was started after a century of American gluttony and excess turned into war over the sparse resources that remained.
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Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Alex: This is also an era of extreme gluttony in America.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
The concept caught on, with Sin City becoming the historic home of an exuberant strain of gluttony.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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Jack King, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
On the surface, the story of Red Lobster’s bankruptcy is about one of the seven deadly sins: gluttony.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
Alex: This is also an era of extreme gluttony in America.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024
The concept caught on, with Sin City becoming the historic home of an exuberant strain of gluttony.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Gluttony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gluttony. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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