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as in consumed
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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as in eroded
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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as in dined
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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as in annoyed
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 ate
On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
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Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
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Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
Some theologians argued that Adam and Eve, as well as all the animals in the Garden of Eden, ate only plants.
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Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Aug. 2025
Modest renovations accomplished that goal — the space pulses with history and nostalgia as old photos hint at how, decades ago, neighbors ate and drank shoulder to shoulder here.
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Kayleigh Ruller,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2025
In testing, 75% of users ate a greater variety of plants than before using the app.
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Nicki Sprinz,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Pigs and other animals brought to the island also ate dodo eggs.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
One study found that men who ate whole eggs immediately after resistance exercise experienced greater post-exercise muscle protein synthesis rates than men who consumed egg whites.
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Jillian Kubala, Rd,
Health,
25 Feb. 2025
The Knicks had a good test in front of them and apparently just ate the Scantron instead of filling it out.
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Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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
Some theologians argued that Adam and Eve, as well as all the animals in the Garden of Eden, ate only plants.
—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Aug. 2025
Modest renovations accomplished that goal — the space pulses with history and nostalgia as old photos hint at how, decades ago, neighbors ate and drank shoulder to shoulder here.
—
Kayleigh Ruller,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2025
In testing, 75% of users ate a greater variety of plants than before using the app.
—
Nicki Sprinz,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Pigs and other animals brought to the island also ate dodo eggs.
—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
One study found that men who ate whole eggs immediately after resistance exercise experienced greater post-exercise muscle protein synthesis rates than men who consumed egg whites.
—
Jillian Kubala, Rd,
Health,
25 Feb. 2025
The Knicks had a good test in front of them and apparently just ate the Scantron instead of filling it out.
—
Zach Harper,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ate
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But while the creative component has consumed the conversation around AI in advertising, the most lucrative changes from AI are likely on the other end of the process — where the technology is disrupting how people buy the products advertisers want to sell.
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As long as billions of dollars are consumed by obligations from decades past, taxpayers will keep spending more while students see less of the benefit.
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Beyond hiring and leadership decisions, trust is also built or eroded through everyday behavior.
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Starmer is leaving after two years in office marred by missteps and judgment errors that eroded his standing with his party and the public.
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In Nuuk, Horn dined multiple times with Pele Broberg, the head of the Naleraq Party.
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The pair dined at a Mexican restaurant followed by dessert at a cookie shop.
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David goes on a tour of the past 250 years and is deeply annoyed by every facet of it.
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There were more infamous incidents, such as when Dave Hodge was visibly annoyed at the network cutting away from a Montreal Canadiens-Philadelphia Flyers game tied late in regulation to show a news broadcast.
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Artists Equity By the time Dunkin’ unveiled Carpenter’s Brown Sugar Shakin’ Espresso, more than 10 million users had already devoured the Instagram and TikTok teaser videos.
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Among the novel's many fans is The Five Star Weekend series creator and showrunner Bekah Brunstetter, who devoured Hilderbrand's book in one day when producers Ali Krug and Sue Naegle sent it to her shortly after the writers' strike ended in 2023.
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Instead of staying in the area of the ranch where the giraffes are fed, Gracie decided to forage on higher terrain and climbed rocks to escape.
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The property features over a mile of frontage along Fall River and controls two of the river’s primary spring-fed tributaries — Spring Creek and Lava Creek, according to Hall and Hall.
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The messaging bothered Al-Shaair deeply and still does.
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Neighbors bothered by crowing or other issues can file nuisance complaints with Animal Care and Control.
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Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo feasted off low crosses to each score twice, punctuating this as the World Cup of cutbacks.
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After ten years at war and ten more at sea, he is borne back to Ithaca by his gracious hosts the Phaeacians, who have feasted him and delighted in his tales.
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“Ate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ate. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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