1
as in to consume
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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2
as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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3
as in to dine
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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4
as in to bother
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind
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Recent Examples of eat
The trial was designed to appeal to cash-conscious customers, who’ve been cutting eating out from their budgets, hurting restaurants’ profits.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
And a strip of tasting rooms in old town Cottonwood are walkable, with ample places to eat.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Kroger said anyone who purchased the product should not eat it.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Juls, who works as a social media and marketing manager for MBR Nanny Network, recalled that one friend tried to keep her calm while the other passed the time by eating.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
And a strip of tasting rooms in old town Cottonwood are walkable, with ample places to eat.
—Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Kroger said anyone who purchased the product should not eat it.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2025
Juls, who works as a social media and marketing manager for MBR Nanny Network, recalled that one friend tried to keep her calm while the other passed the time by eating.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eat
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Republicans have opposed public funding for meals consumed by students whose families can afford to pay for the food.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Odell emphasized that the structure of Studio DRBZ was well suited to the way content is created and consumed in the social media age.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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No matter the amount of money lost, being scammed can damage mental and physical health, erode self-confidence and diminish one’s quality of life.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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If women, Black and brown Americans, and immigrants were driven out of the ranks, recruitment would crater, readiness would erode, and cohesion would collapse.—
Loree Sutton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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This is the standard seat height for dining chairs and furniture.—
Lauren Bengtson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
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This might even account for the ways in which the Gospels portray Jesus as moving freely among the diverse economic and social strata of society, whether encountering Roman centurions or being invited to dine in wealthy homes of the time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Reviewing pages have been thinned by the forces of history and technology; few Pynchon skeptics anymore bother to take the time to read the novels and register their objections.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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But Bob Say, owner of Los Angeles’ Freakbeat Records, for one, isn’t all that bothered.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Whitmer and State Superintendent Michael Rice urged districts to keep feeding every child, promising funding would soon be secured in the next budget.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Add in your favorite ground beef and feed the entire family.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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In practice, Musk bowed to authoritarian governments or banned critical journalists when their reporting annoyed him.—
Jacob Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Joe proceeded to get drunk, annoy her (and multiple other cast members), and ultimately exit the party early to pass out in his room.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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Guests sip wine and snack on cheeseboards on the wraparound porch.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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More memorable returning characters include Clawhauser (Nate Torrence), a fellow police officer and cheetah who loves to snack, and Flash (Raymond Persi), the sloth who works at the Department of Mammal Vehicles, also seem to be returning to the new movie.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 Sep. 2025
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Daily Stride Comfort No-show Socks There is nothing that bugs me more than no-show socks that curl up underneath your foot minutes into wearing them.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Oct. 2025
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At the end of the 19th century, Phylloxera bugs infected vineyards across Europe but a solution was found, and viticulture adapted and continued.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Eat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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