1
as in to devour
to destroy all trace of
massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest
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as in to spend
to make complete use of
the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on
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3
as in to eat
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consume
Use caution when consuming raw or undercooked seafood Always wash your hands with soap and water after handling raw shellfish.
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Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Paying the bills With her background in aquaculture, which produces more than half of the fish consumed globally, Nova Southeastern’s Figueiredo sees the massive potential in the coral factory concept.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
For instance, when a moth was caught in the web, the spiders would immediately consume it.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Our task isn’t to conquer or consume, but to situate ourselves within a longer cycle, to act as caretakers rather than owners.
—Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
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Toby Meyjes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Paying the bills With her background in aquaculture, which produces more than half of the fish consumed globally, Nova Southeastern’s Figueiredo sees the massive potential in the coral factory concept.
—Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
For instance, when a moth was caught in the web, the spiders would immediately consume it.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Our task isn’t to conquer or consume, but to situate ourselves within a longer cycle, to act as caretakers rather than owners.
—Big Think, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consume
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Artificial intelligence is pushing the frontiers of science and technology—piloting military drones, diagnosing diseases, and designing enzymes that devour plastic waste.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
28 Aug. 2025
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For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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More on that decision and a list of other schools that have decided to spend cash on volleyball here.—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Tony didn’t find out about their daughter until after Ziva’s death, then father and daughter spent several years together before Ziva revealed the truth.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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And the condition is changing the way people eat at the popular Massachusetts tourist destination, among many other places.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Birds and bats eat many types of insects, not only mosquitoes.—
John Tufts,
IndyStar,
29 Aug. 2025
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Use Their Expertise To Accelerate Growth Fractional leaders deliver focused expertise and strategic clarity without draining the limited runway.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The lake itself was drained in the 1980s because of safety concerns.—
Leo Bertucci,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Aug. 2025
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To avoid the busiest times, try to visit the wall and the main church ruins early in the morning or later in the afternoon when most tour groups have moved on.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Helene cost him less than 10 percent of that collection, thousands of seeds ruined when his freezers lost power and frost melted.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Sep. 2025
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Homer also said that Dumas was not authorized by the board to file an injunction and did not exhaust all options as required by the board before going to court, including following FMU’s internal complaint procedure.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
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Resistant to seeking full-time employment that would exhaust his writing time, Paul instead signs up to a website that assigns one-off menial jobs — yard work, rubble removal, flatpack furniture assembly — to the freelancer willing to work for the lowest possible rate.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
29 Aug. 2025
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The two stars engaged in a tug-of-war over a steel chair before Sheamus let go and demolished Rusev with a running knee to the jaw for a two-count.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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His entire identity is woven into its hallways and kitchens, and the news that an Argentine mogul — played with ironic detachment by Solnicki himself — intends to purchase the hotel and demolish it to make way for a new architectural venture is treated as nothing less than an existential threat.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Then absorb all three Archives box sets.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
31 Aug. 2025
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These fabrics are heavily trafficked and absorb odors easily — and hold on to them.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Consume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consume. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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