overfed

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Overfed: I can’t imagine how the concept of bringing food to a bereaved person has escaped you.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2022

Overfed from eutrophication, the blooms suffocate the corals, draining the reefs of oxygen and color.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2015

Overfed mice that are exposed to UV light stop putting on weight.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2014

Overfed on a Mother’s Affection My mother held out a Tupperware container of chicken thighs and drumsticks, roasted with kimchi, bell peppers, onions and scallions.

From New York Times • May 9, 2013

Overfed, fat, young horses which have just come through the sales stables are much more susceptible to contagion than the same horses are after a few months of steady work.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.