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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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as in eats
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consumes
Equally troubling, this annual cycle consumes so much time and energy that there is almost none left to actually think about how the money is spent.
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Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The global economy consumes about 100 million barrels of oil every day.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
Once the model is trained, using it also consumes compute each time someone asks a question.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
The reason this is important, says Lab Group Manager for R&D Alok Warey, is because aerodynamic drag consumes a lot of battery energy in EVs—up to 50 percent.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Put simply, food noise consumes your life.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The continent consumes about 80% of the oil that passes through the critical trade chokepoint, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Algorithmic dressing is, in the simplest terms, a reflection of the content a person consumes.
—Jalil Johnson, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
But one economist argued that the US and Japanese stocks stretch further than Beijing’s because China consumes much more energy.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
The global economy consumes about 100 million barrels of oil every day.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
Once the model is trained, using it also consumes compute each time someone asks a question.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 1 May 2026
The reason this is important, says Lab Group Manager for R&D Alok Warey, is because aerodynamic drag consumes a lot of battery energy in EVs—up to 50 percent.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026
Put simply, food noise consumes your life.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
The continent consumes about 80% of the oil that passes through the critical trade chokepoint, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Algorithmic dressing is, in the simplest terms, a reflection of the content a person consumes.
—Jalil Johnson, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
But one economist argued that the US and Japanese stocks stretch further than Beijing’s because China consumes much more energy.
—Semafor Events, semafor.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumes
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From her experience, the grasshopper drawing attention in Arizona devours everything in its path, whereas the chapulín is tied to greener environments and specific crops, such as cornfields, alfalfa, and squash leaves.—
Nadia Cantú,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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His aversion to seeing the deficit widen further on the back of a bigger military bill highlights a phenomenon observed by historian Niall Ferguson, who has said any great power that spends more on debt servicing than on defense risks ceasing to be a great power.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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Apart from these rare public appearances, the young girl spends her days at Lambrook private school.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
2 May 2026
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And today the district, which is in charge of the lake’s restoration, regularly harvests thousands of pounds of gizzard shad, a bottom-feeding junk fish that stirs up and eats nutrients on the lake floor.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Every time Forrest eats, his small intestine breaks down the resulting slurry of kibble into glucose and other compounds.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Bargain-bin potting mix often drains poorly or contains few nutrients to begin with.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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On the other end, the cheapest bagged potting mix often drains too quickly or contains almost no nutrients to feed new roots.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 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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If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Apr. 2026
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As the oil blockade quickly exhausts Cuba’s supply of fuel, triggering a series of lengthy, island-wide blackouts, many here are exhausted and are becoming increasingly vocal about their desire for fundamental changes in Cuba.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, the unceasing churn of clothing, footwear and accessories depletes soils, poisons the water, pollutes the air, drives deforestation, accelerates biodiversity loss and generates runaway planet-warming emissions that undermine brands’ lofty environmental ambitions.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
1 May 2026
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Drinking alcohol depletes magnesium levels in the body and keeps magnesium supplements from working well.—
Megan Nunn,
Verywell Health,
30 Apr. 2026
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This kernel of truth may account for why the prosopopoeia of the wine mom absorbs so much misogynist loathing from all over the political map.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Some experts say the conflict is putting additional pressure on Ecuadorian public spending, which absorbs part of the cost of gasoline.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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“Consumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumes. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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