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- noun The cycle of
binge eating and self-inducedvomiting or use oflaxatives characteristic ofbulimarexia .
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Examples
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As a means of adjusting to the new political ecosystem, however, the binge-and-purge cycle only provided temporary respite from the inexorable pressure to adapt.
Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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As a means of adjusting to the new political ecosystem, however, the binge-and-purge cycle only provided temporary respite from the inexorable pressure to adapt.
Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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As a means of adjusting to the new political ecosystem, however, the binge-and-purge cycle only provided temporary respite from the inexorable pressure to adapt.
Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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As a means of adjusting to the new political ecosystem, however, the binge-and-purge cycle only provided temporary respite from the inexorable pressure to adapt.
Winner-Take-All Politics Jacob S. Hacker 2010
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Bankers seem particularly susceptible to these human weaknesses, and the result has been regular bouts of binge-and-purge.
Hamel: Failures of Morality and Leadership Gary Hamel 2008
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In our binge-and-purge culture, we'll be bingeing again soon.
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It's as if Europe has a collective eating disorder, a binge-and-purge bulimia for America.
Why We Care 2008
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The immediacy and ubiquity of the Web intensifies the binge-and-purge cycle, but it also makes it commonplace.
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Funny, it seemed to help a lot with binge-and-purge style memorization the day before an exam.
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Funny, it seemed to help a lot with binge-and-purge style memorization the day before an exam.
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