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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
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Each ship name in the class has fed into a theme on board, with Wish tied to enchantment, Treasure to adventure and Destiny to heroes and villains.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Dam operators have primarily fed the North Yuba River with water pushed through the hydroelectric power station, which would generate power — and significant revenue for the water agency — while maintaining flows suitable to the river’s fish.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Not all the matter in the accretion disk is fed to the supermassive black hole, though.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
According to Fox8, a summary of the museum’s grant proposal was fed into ChatGPT in order to evaluate its purpose.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
The kitchen is located outside on the left near the front, a full slide-out unit with three-burner gas stove, LED lighting, a sink fed by the 108-L fresh water tank, multiple worktops and plenty of storage drawer space.
—New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
Set in 11th-century Singapore, the story revolves around a demigod born from a yam who is ritually fed upon by villagers.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The family fed the elephants, prepared their food, gave mud baths, and ended the visit splashing in the river.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
In one sequence, Tatum fired a quick-trigger pass to Baylor Scheierman in the corner, and when Scheierman misfired, Brown grabbed the rebound and fed Payton Pritchard (19 points, seven assists) for an open three.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
Each ship name in the class has fed into a theme on board, with Wish tied to enchantment, Treasure to adventure and Destiny to heroes and villains.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
Dam operators have primarily fed the North Yuba River with water pushed through the hydroelectric power station, which would generate power — and significant revenue for the water agency — while maintaining flows suitable to the river’s fish.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Not all the matter in the accretion disk is fed to the supermassive black hole, though.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
According to Fox8, a summary of the museum’s grant proposal was fed into ChatGPT in order to evaluate its purpose.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 Mar. 2026
The kitchen is located outside on the left near the front, a full slide-out unit with three-burner gas stove, LED lighting, a sink fed by the 108-L fresh water tank, multiple worktops and plenty of storage drawer space.
—New Atlas, 17 Mar. 2026
Set in 11th-century Singapore, the story revolves around a demigod born from a yam who is ritually fed upon by villagers.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
The family fed the elephants, prepared their food, gave mud baths, and ended the visit splashing in the river.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed
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The suspect and the victims boarded the same train, where another altercation ensued, during which the two victims suffered cuts to their arms and hands.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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The commander of the Sea Owl 1, whose name hasn't been released, was arrested on Friday — the day after the Swedish coast guard boarded the vessel off Trelleborg, on Sweden's southern coast.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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In contrast to that excitement, the Oscar for best supporting actor provided almost no drama whatsoever.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
16 Mar. 2026
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That could, some insiders say, be the current trend, three-year contracts, instead of five or six, with enough resources provided to give the new coach a chance to rebuild quickly through the transfer portal.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 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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Tens of thousands of customers were without power in Washington and Idaho, according to USA TODAY's outage tracker.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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With a week of battery life, accurate heart rate and sleep metrics, and a comfortable and durable design, the Polar Loop meets expectations for a budget-friendly fitness tracker.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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After the carpet, guests entered one of two open-air courtyards for a preshow reception catered by Wolfgang Puck and from which a preshow telecast was being hosted by Ariana DeBose and Lil Rel Howery.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
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Upon arrival at the Shrine Auditorium in Downtown Los Angeles, what was once a straight walk inside to everyone’s seats was cut short by a new pre-reception room catered by Chef Evan Funke of LA hotspots Mother Wolf and Funke.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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For the occasion, my mother had put on her Balenciaga, a black dress with two wide shoulder straps, a firm bodice, a full skirt that ended a few inches above the ankles, and the illusion of an underskirt supplied by a band of taffeta ruffles, also black, that peeked out from beneath the hem.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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The world is abundantly supplied with oil and energy.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
15 Mar. 2026
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Inside the restaurant, even in this offseason, the small space was full; a few dined alfresco, unbothered by the crisp evening air.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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The team chartered into Miami on a flight from Italy on Monday, and then dined together in Miami Beach and visited a nightclub where hundreds of fans clamored to get inside.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 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 19 Mar. 2026.
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