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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Fiber promotes satiety and helps regulate blood sugar levels, reducing the risk of overeating between meals.
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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
Americans are imbibing alcohol and overeating more yet are smoking less (black lines in center graphs).
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2012
My older dog has started overeating and begging for snacks.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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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
Americans are imbibing alcohol and overeating more yet are smoking less (black lines in center graphs).
—Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2012
My older dog has started overeating and begging for snacks.
—Dr. Devon B. Smith, Baltimore Sun, 16 May 2024
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“Overeat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overeat. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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