overeat

verb

ˌō-vər-ˈēt How to pronounce overeat (audio)
Definition of overeatnext
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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Recent Examples of overeat Experts say crime and violence are strongly linked to issues with impulse control, and the drugs appear to work on parts of the brain linked to compulsive behavior like overeating. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Ubie Health warns that overeating gummies can mean extra sugar, calories and fillers, while under-dosing can blunt the strength and performance benefits people expect. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 Hyperphagia is one of the defining features of Prader-Willi syndrome, causing relentless hunger and leading patients to overeat. — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026 The findings challenge the common assumption that digital food content inevitably encourages overeating, researchers said. — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for overeat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overeat
  1. gorge
  2. feast
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  • The turnstones gorge themselves on those eggs before continuing their journey north.
    — Torben Rick, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
  • But gorging on pollen alone wasn’t enough to lengthen a life.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026
Definition of gorge
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  • Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • One day, an eleven-year-old Jones and some friends broke into the neighborhood rec center to feast on soda and ice cream.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
Definition of feast

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