1
as in devours
to destroy all trace of
massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest
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as in spends
to make complete use of
the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on
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3
as in eats
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consumes
Plug-in solar generates electricity rather than consumes it.
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Jeff Brady, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Solving this peculiar whodunit is anything but predictable, and the case consumes seasoned detective Homer (Richard Jenkins) as well as young crimes officer Jodie (Joy Sunday).
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The way a market consumes goods matters, too.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Each Iranian attack consumes more expensive air defense interceptors, demand for which has spiked worldwide thanks in part to Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, of which Moscow's nightly drone and missile attacks are a key element.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
And there isn't another customer out there that consumes it the way China does.
—Jason Alatidd, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Wi-Fi consumes more power, so the Wi-Fi routers that connect devices to each other and the internet typically have to be plugged into an outlet.
—Shreyas Sen, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
My family consumes the world through a screen.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Understandably, Enzo’s irritation morphs into disbelief, his disbelief curdles into anger, and his anger nearly consumes him.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Jeff Brady, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
Solving this peculiar whodunit is anything but predictable, and the case consumes seasoned detective Homer (Richard Jenkins) as well as young crimes officer Jodie (Joy Sunday).
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The way a market consumes goods matters, too.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
Each Iranian attack consumes more expensive air defense interceptors, demand for which has spiked worldwide thanks in part to Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, of which Moscow's nightly drone and missile attacks are a key element.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
And there isn't another customer out there that consumes it the way China does.
—Jason Alatidd, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Wi-Fi consumes more power, so the Wi-Fi routers that connect devices to each other and the internet typically have to be plugged into an outlet.
—Shreyas Sen, The Conversation, 23 Feb. 2026
My family consumes the world through a screen.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
Understandably, Enzo’s irritation morphs into disbelief, his disbelief curdles into anger, and his anger nearly consumes him.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumes
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But May also routinely devours Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and jazz albums from Miles Davis.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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But in Washington, politics devours everything, even the sacred.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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This exceeds the normal percentage of what is provided by EQIP cost-share grants, which usually max out at 75% of what a farmer spends on practices like setting up a greenhouse or improving their irrigation system.—
Anthony Pahnke,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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Hanson, who spends much of his life crawling through underbrush to count trees, plunged ahead into stands of chest-high ceanothus, pointing out sequoias camouflaged in the pervasive post-fire brush.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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For now, anything Paloma Quatrini eats by mouth is simply a bonus.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Wunmi Mosaku happily eats pizza at a table.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Pack drains a 3 and is up to 19 points, and Texas is on the verge of tumbling to the 10th seed in the SEC Tournament and back onto the NCAA bubble.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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Choose a commercial seed-starting mix that is loose and drains well.—
Holly McNamara,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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The latest filing demolishes the timeworn claim that DOGE was infiltrated into Social Security in order to responsibly ferret out fraud and overspending.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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If the city demolishes the building, the costs will be assessed to the property owner.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
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Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 2026
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Russia also hopes the war pulls attention away from Ukraine and depletes Western arsenals.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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His exit further depletes resources in the specialty.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Absorption Issues High magnesium doses can affect how well your body absorbs other medications.—
Kirstyn Hill,
Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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The calorie count listed on David protein bars, Rahal added, is based on a calculation of just the calories the body absorbs.—
Natalie Bennett,
NBC news,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Consumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumes. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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