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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as in eats
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consumes
On average, a medium-sized data center consumes roughly 110 million gallons of water per year for cooling, which is enough to power the annual water use of about 1,000 households.
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Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 13 May 2026
According to some reports, globally, this consumes something like 1-2% of global energy consumption.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Studies have shown that a simple task like this consumes around 100 tokens per email on common LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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.
—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
Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 13 May 2026
According to some reports, globally, this consumes something like 1-2% of global energy consumption.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Studies have shown that a simple task like this consumes around 100 tokens per email on common LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
—Nisha Talagala, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumes
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His popularity’s decline was shaped partly by race, partly by our deep but uneven revulsion toward scandal involving children, and partly by a media ecosystem that devours spectacle.—
Steven Gray,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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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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Research from It’s Time To Log Off found that the average person spends one full day each week online, while 34% of people had checked Facebook within the last 10 minutes.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2026
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Research from It’s Time To Log Off found the average person spends one full day each week online, while 34% of people had checked Facebook within the last 10 minutes.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2026
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Reservation systems, walk-in strategies and cash-only policies shape who eats where, and that exclusivity is exactly what draws the celebrity crowd.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 May 2026
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Inflation eats away at the value of your dollar.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Leaking faucets, pipes, and air conditioning units should be repaired, and the ground next to the foundation should be sloped so that surface water drains away from the building.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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Most varieties prefer full sun to partial shade and rich, slightly acidic soil that drains well.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
13 May 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 particular pair has a thick sole that absorbs impact on different terrains, plus a comfy sockliner to prevent blisters.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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The material absorbs 70% more moisture than cotton to help keep you cool and dry.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Consumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumes. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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