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as in boarded
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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as in provided
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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as in ate
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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Recent Examples of fed
Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Humans will also be needed, like AI Product Managers, to ensure compound systems are fed the correct context and information to architect the right models and route tasks intelligently.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In one key sequence, Gonzalez dove on a loose ball after a Simons steal and fed Sam Hauser for an open 3-pointer.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Some were buried at a limestone quarry outside the city; others were burned, hacked to bits, or fed to crocodiles.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Testing the powder on rats fed a high-sugar diet, the team found that brushing with BSCT for just one minute a day was enough to restore the rats' oral microbiome, reduce inflammation, and kill the bacteria that causes periodontitis.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026
In its investigation, CNBC followed a group of women in Minnesota whose public social media photos were fed into a nudify service to create sexualized deepfakes without their consent.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Each episode tracks a single day around this private ceremony, and each day Rachel’s paranoia and superstition, fed by an accelerating number of strange occurrences, ramps up.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
These funds fed Moon’s empire, which grew to include businesses and nonprofits on nearly every continent.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
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Celebrini then intercepted a pass from Filip Hronek at the Canucks’ blue line, carried it into the Vancouver zone and found William Eklund, who fed Gaudette for a one-timer and his 11th goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Humans will also be needed, like AI Product Managers, to ensure compound systems are fed the correct context and information to architect the right models and route tasks intelligently.
—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
In one key sequence, Gonzalez dove on a loose ball after a Simons steal and fed Sam Hauser for an open 3-pointer.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026
Some were buried at a limestone quarry outside the city; others were burned, hacked to bits, or fed to crocodiles.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Testing the powder on rats fed a high-sugar diet, the team found that brushing with BSCT for just one minute a day was enough to restore the rats' oral microbiome, reduce inflammation, and kill the bacteria that causes periodontitis.
—New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026
In its investigation, CNBC followed a group of women in Minnesota whose public social media photos were fed into a nudify service to create sexualized deepfakes without their consent.
—Lola Murti, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Each episode tracks a single day around this private ceremony, and each day Rachel’s paranoia and superstition, fed by an accelerating number of strange occurrences, ramps up.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Jan. 2026
These funds fed Moon’s empire, which grew to include businesses and nonprofits on nearly every continent.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed
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The passengers were sheltered until they could be boarded onto another bus that took them to Fall River, Massachusetts, according to Zagrodzky.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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On 2 March 1955, Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old African- American high-school student, boarded a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, taking a window seat.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
24 Jan. 2026
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At a time when the British elite remained fixated with Latin and Greek, the modern languages provided generations of Irishmen and women with one way of countering Anglocentrism within Irish cultural life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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All detainees are being provided with proper medical care.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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And the Cirque Smart Band won’t even be Garmin’s only screen-free tracker.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Like Milwaukee, most southern Wisconsin cities have already surpassed 30 inches of snow this season, according to USA TODAY's snowfall tracker, which is based on data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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The atmosphere was festive, with live music playing and an array of delicious hors-d’oeuvres catered by Canard Catering and Black River Caviar.—
Bettina Zilkha,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The event includes a lunch catered by Viewpoint Brewing Co.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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Andrew has denied preying on young women allegedly supplied to him by Epstein and has also not been criminally charged, but has been stripped of his title and evicted from his mansion near Windsor Castle because of his friendship with the fallen financier.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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The group also facilitated and supplied firearms including AK‑47s, an Uzi, Tec‑9s, a Scorpion, a Grand Power pistol, silencers and ammunition, police said.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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But if your prerequisites for a dreamy getaway entail an intimate enclave where famous artists once dined and stayed, all roads lead to La Colombe d’Or.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2026
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Three of us dined here last week, the day after the restaurant briefly closed because of ICE activity.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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The team's 33-15 loss gave it a 2-11 record, which is the worst nark in the NFC.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.—
Brandi California,
SPIN,
1 July 2024
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“Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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