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1
to destroy all trace of
- massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest
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2
to make complete use of
- the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on
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3
to take in as food
- hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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- bolt,
- chow (down on),
- devour,
- glut (on),
- gobble (up or down),
- gorge,
- gulp,
- scoff,
- slop,
- snarf (down),
- swill,
- wolf
- chew,
- gnaw (at or on),
- gum,
- lap,
- lick,
- nibble (on),
- nurse,
- pick (at)
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“Consume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consume. Accessed 26 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of consume was in the 14th century
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