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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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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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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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Recent Examples of eat
But third base, which had originally been consigned to DJ LeMahieu — who turned out to be finished — was a mess last year, as was the infield defense as a whole, and Cashman was willing to eat all of $32-plus million on McMahon’s contract through 2027 in order to fix it.
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Bats eat a lot of insects, providing widespread, free pest control.
—Leah Campbell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Beloved by every Londoner, chewy beigels are best eaten with juicy, melt-in-your-mouth salt beef inside.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Getting enough to eat was a struggle.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
Bats eat a lot of insects, providing widespread, free pest control.
—Leah Campbell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Beloved by every Londoner, chewy beigels are best eaten with juicy, melt-in-your-mouth salt beef inside.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
Getting enough to eat was a struggle.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eat
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What mattered was the relationship between the people creating the content and the audience consuming it.—
Jonathan Hunt,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other users invited her to connect on platforms like TikTok or private chats on Discord, and Seitz thinks Audree consumed this kind of content off and on until her death.—
Meena Duerson,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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If there was ever a notion that profanity isn’t befitting of the nation’s highest office, that standard has largely eroded.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Underlying the Persian Gulf itself is a basin filled with debris eroded from the rising of the Zagros Mountains.—
Scott L. Montgomery,
The Conversation,
7 Apr. 2026
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Noma Projects launched in 2022 as an offshoot of the world-famous restaurant, offering the fine-dining juggernaut’s small-batch hot sauces, coffees, vinegars and other products for home cooking.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Here is some of the latest in dining news from across San Diego County, as well as some upcoming events for foodies.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Heat’s third matchup of the season against the Raptors didn’t go well either, as Toronto’s length on the defensive end again bothered Miami.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Along the way, Melton strained his left thumb — and that clearly bothered him.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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However, higher commodity and energy prices stemming from the conflict have started feeding into Chinese manufacturers' input costs, threatening to weigh on firms' already thin margins.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Through Gabin’s journey from childhood to adolescence, Maxence offers a moving and authentic portrait of rural life, its loyalties and struggles to sustain the land that ultimately feeds us all.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
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Most gnats cause little harm but annoy us to no end.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Getting dropped to Division 3 this season does annoy the Scotties.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Go-to drink order and snack on an airplane?—
Meredith Lepore,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Diners can also snack on shareable plates like dumplings and bao buns.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Instead, Avdija is at risk of missing out on postseason honors entirely because of a midseason back injury that cost him 16 full games, forced him to leave immediately from a 17th and continues to bug him down the stretch of the season.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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This sense of solidarity extends into the rose garden, where a dozen or so common pests show up year after year — some in spring, some in summer, and some persist and bug our roses (and us) throughout the year.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Eat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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