overindulge
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“Memory for humans has been so fleeting that when we then get tools to conserve, we overindulge in it,” he said.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2024
But if you overindulge the rest of the time then you might put on even more weight.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024
Two-thirds of those surveyed said they overindulge in food, nearly 45% said they take a break from exercise and more than half report feeling tired and have less time for themselves.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
They should be so full of things to say, so jazzed about their own creativity, that they overindulge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
“It was hard to think. It was hard not to let off steam. It was hard not to overindulge in all the natural activities of life.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Whether or not her mom overindulges her, wanting to pick which college she goes to and where she lives hardly makes your daughter a spoiled brat.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2020
Prose that overindulges in the hip can quickly grow incomprehensible or dated.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2017
“Whipped Cream,” his remaking of a 1924 ballet about a boy who overindulges in a pastry shop, is back for one week.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2017
And Ford, as he's done ever since the early Star Wars movies, overindulges in scowling and growling.
From Time ● Jul. 28, 2011
When he overindulges, Stoltzfus debates: Should I say something now?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2011
As for comparisons of treat-fueled dogs to overindulged children?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
"New year health goals also sent many of us who overindulged during the festive period on the hunt for sports supplements as we pushed our bodies back into exercise mode."
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
If you’ve overindulged, try not to be hard on yourself.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 21, 2022
Perhaps that’s why, in the season finale, the understandable impulse on the part of the show’s creators to showcase the positive and joyous sides of trans life are overindulged.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2021
Encouragement, of course, is helpful, but it ought not to be overindulged.
From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion
Are we overindulging our manic search for connection in an orchard of earthly delights?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The protein boom actually could lead to American consumers overindulging, Ansari said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
If you decide to indulge in a treat, control your portion size to avoid overindulging.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2024
And speaking of making a fresh start: Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz explains why you don’t actually need to “detox” after overindulging during the holidays.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2024
They imagine this wild animal roaming about the savannah on digestive walks after eating a prey that accepted its lot piously, or going for callisthenic runs to stay slim after overindulging.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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