1
as in welcomed
to receive or accept gladly or readily
predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster
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2
as in consumed
to destroy all trace of
the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ate (up)
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Weld County has welcomed more than 25,000 babies in the past five years, while Adams County has added 33,349 and Douglas County has added more than 20,000.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026 -
World leaders welcomed the ceasefire, although analysts characterized the agreement as fragile and warned that a substantial lack of trust on both sides will likely complicate the path to lasting peace.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
8 Apr. 2026
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Vermeer, in short, grew up in a world where the living consumed the departed.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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But as Dhillon continues to stumble in court, online content is the primary medium by which her work is designed to be consumed.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
13 Apr. 2026
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Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, is part of the wing of the American right that embraced Orbán.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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These songs evince the mix of pop virtuosity and indie sleaze that would eventually make Larsson a cult artist, part of the lineage of straight white girls who are embraced as guardian angels for the gay club scene.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Ate (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ate%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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