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as in to gorge
to eat greedily or to excess
they can spend hours at the pub, drinking, chatting, and swilling
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as in to drink
to swallow in liquid form
they gathered in the break room each morning to swill coffee together before the morning meeting
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Recent Examples of swill
Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Dec. 2023
Clearing forests for farmland pushed a bat species to the forest edge, where pig farmers had set up; bats settled in trees over the pig pens and contaminated the swill the pigs were fed; pigs got sick and were culled; humans picked up the infection from their pigs, then died.
—Maryn McKenna, Wired, 2 Dec. 2020
Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Many foods and drinks are salty, including—as Tremble noted—the cups of Gatorade that those guys are always swilling in the dugout.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Near the cap, each jug had a single loop big enough for one finger to slip in—not ergonomic, but perfect for tilting it up to your mouth for a quick swill.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Dec. 2023
Clearing forests for farmland pushed a bat species to the forest edge, where pig farmers had set up; bats settled in trees over the pig pens and contaminated the swill the pigs were fed; pigs got sick and were culled; humans picked up the infection from their pigs, then died.
—Maryn McKenna, Wired, 2 Dec. 2020
Verb
The boss wants you in traffic and swilling stale office coffee again.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 12 Feb. 2025
Many foods and drinks are salty, including—as Tremble noted—the cups of Gatorade that those guys are always swilling in the dugout.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swill
Noun
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Scroll to take a sip or bite out of your beauty, with picks from our experts and editors.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
11 July 2025
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So, ultimately each sip actually belies the utter strength of its intimidating ABV.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Here’s a recipe for Christina Tosi’s cinnamon buns with brown sugar goo.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Unlike liquid sanitizer, wipes won't leak in your bag, which means no surprise goo on your stuff.—
Gregory Robinson,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2025
Verb
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And the mice who'd come off the low-fat diet to gorge on high-sugar and high-fat foods were, unlike humans, probably not thinking about potential weight gain.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 July 2025
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Trump’s idea of the presidency seems to start with the premise that the entire country is his to gorge on, as the capo di tutti capi, or boss of all bosses.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
Verb
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The sole reason to go is to eat hot rolls and chicken and drink good lemonade.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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Speaking, eating, and drinking on public transportation is discouraged in Japan, and the train car is as quiet as a study hall.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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But mostly, Cronenberg jacks up his own career-long obsessions with glop and grunge and decay to fever pitch.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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Plaster bandages, the type used in bone-setting casts, go over the glop.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Millions of periodical cicadas bide their time, feasting on tree roots and counting the years.—
Sarah Henry,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
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The Spain and Gotham striker could feast on the supply line in group-stage games against Italy, Portugal and Belgium.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Read More: When to Go to the Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care Keeping your head above water can help reduce the likelihood of gulping down germs.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Astronomers have captured the clearest view to date of a massive young star gulping down swirling gas, offering a rare glimpse into how these cosmic titans grow to their enormous sizes.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
16 May 2025
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This was especially the case last week, when a mountain of euphemistic slop and doublespeak was dumped on news consumers, all to promote narratives rather than simply telling the story.—
Becket Adams,
National Review,
6 July 2025
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Beyond ethical debates about the consequences of the AI impact on human labor, some online worry about the rise of low-quality AI slop as these tools grow increasingly capable of replicating voices, generating full-length songs and creating visuals from text prompts.—
Natalie Kainz,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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“Swill.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swill. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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