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as in to consume
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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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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as in to dine
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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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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as in to welcome
to receive or accept gladly or readily
predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster
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as in to ruin
to destroy all trace of
the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach
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as in consumed
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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as in eroded
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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as in dined
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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as in annoyed
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
Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Many of us will be making memories while slicing watermelon, picking blueberries, and eating homemade ice cream.
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Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
Nicki Sprinz,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Pigs and other animals brought to the island also ate dodo eggs.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Andreou said the burden is on CEOs and executive teams to prevent their unique corporate culture from being eaten by external AI models.
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Sebastian Herrera,
Fortune,
27 June 2026
Many of us will be making memories while slicing watermelon, picking blueberries, and eating homemade ice cream.
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Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
27 June 2026
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In testing, 75% of users ate a greater variety of plants than before using the app.
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Nicki Sprinz,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Pigs and other animals brought to the island also ate dodo eggs.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eat
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Certain people should be especially mindful about consuming chocolate chips.
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Some blooms can be consumed or mixed into elixirs, bringing aesthetic charm, subtle flavor, and wellness benefits to your dishes and routine.
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That pressure erodes well-being, undermines family life, and disproportionately impacts working parents and caregivers.
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Starmer is leaving after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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James Stocklas, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania One evening in 2016, dining at a sports bar in the Florida Keys, James Stocklas, 67, glimpsed a yacht on the water.
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Guests can also enjoy thoughtfully paired food and wine experiences at the estate restaurant, with the option of dining indoors or on the scenic outdoor patio overlooking the vineyards.
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While some of the wives wouldn’t bother coming to games every Sunday, Michel said, many of the children saw the Feeney fathers as proper heroes.
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His pace routinely bothered Sweden, including on one impressive solo run in the first half that produced a quality attacking scenario.
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An effective way to render drones – or other types of military assets –useless without attacking directly is to disrupt their ability to communicate or feed them false information.
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Higher retail prices, a sustainability push and a generation comfortable buying pre-owned have all fed the boom.
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Damian used to get annoyed with his father's motivational chats about responsibility.
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Three hours before the parade is set to begin, paradegoers are already annoyed at the disorganization and slow-moving lines.
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How to Eat Toss edamame in salads, snack on them alone, or include them in stir fry, suggests Greeley.
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Can snack workouts replace longer workout sessions?
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The necessity of the trip at all is what's been bugging me.
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His doctor had been bugging him for years to get a colonoscopy because of his age, but Driggers declined.
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“Eat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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