1
as in to board
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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2
as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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3
as in to eat
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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1
as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
the company barbecue was an elaborate feed that was enlivened by country music and dancing
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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
after soccer practice we were all ready for a hot shower and a satisfying feed
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Recent Examples of feed
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Starting Saturday, her EBT card should have had $1,000 on it to feed her family of four.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Located in its app, the Watch tab now features a feed of vertical video stories, though they are editorially curated rather than algorithmically fed, at least for now.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Starting Saturday, her EBT card should have had $1,000 on it to feed her family of four.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
Her Instagram feed features new posts, mostly warm and fuzzy updates about her family.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Helm topples trees, uproots crops, overturns feed stacks, steals loose blankets.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feed
Verb
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People from the Kansas City area who boarded the ship are highlighted on posters hanging on the walls next to artifacts like fragments of a first-class curtain, a door handle and a White Star Line envelope.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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New Shepard is the same spacecraft that pop star Katy Perry and broadcast journalist Gayle King boarded in April for an all-women flight.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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The study also provides a previously unidentified constraint for models of tidal heat production, shell thickness, and the long-term evolution of Enceladus’ ocean.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The indictment contends that Jones provided information regarding key players on the Los Angeles Lakers’ status in advance of games on two dates to enable third-parties to make potentially favorable bets.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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During the week, Aluko had described lying in bed at the height of the controversy, depressed and unable to eat.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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While about 10% of adults worldwide report bloating, fatigue or gut pain after eating foods containing gluten, only 16% to 30% of those cases show true gluten-specific reactions, the paper found.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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For dinner, the creative tasting menu at Mexican restaurant Autor offers the chefs an opportunity to showcase their heritage, while Kengai’s Asian menu is inspired by the Japanese Izakaya tradition of sharing dishes.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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Queen Letizia’s wardrobe selections for the state gala dinner on Tuesday night was a near-exact replica of the Spanish royal’s attire for the state banquet at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in April 2024, during the Spanish royals‘ state visit to the country.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Federal subsidies for meals have become a flashpoint in the fight between Democrats and Republicans who have been unable to agree on a new bill to fund the government, leading to a federal government shutdown now in its 40th day.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Want a meal that tastes like a million bucks?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Bias said certain lines cater primarily to adults, but others, such as Explora Journeys and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, are particularly welcoming to all generations.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Each neck gaiter is multipurpose, but some of them come with different features that might cater more to a specific activity.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The peaches were used to make the salsas produced by both manufacturers and supplied to Kroger locations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Companies used the standpipe to bring water to the Rio Verde Foothills housing development after Scottsdale stopped supplying that community with water for several months in 2023.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Among this group, 12% add the service charge or automatic gratuity to all checks, while 88% only add it to parties that exceed a specific number of people (typically six or more) or to banquets, private events or catering events.—
Cheryl Winokur Munk,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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It’s been a whirlwind week for the queen, who attended a banquet in honor of Haitham Bin Tariq, the sultan and prime minister of Oman, on Tuesday.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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