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
The gifts will also be used to assess how the public consumes the content.
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Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
There's a lot of discussion on the Hill on this right now, and there's concern about high healthcare prices, which consumes nearly one in $5 spent in the United States.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
But still, global supply is running well short of the roughly 104 million barrels per day the world consumes.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
The average American consumes more than 200 pounds of meat annually, and that amount is growing.
—Andrew Zaleski, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
The increases hit Egypt hard given that its population of over 108 million people consumes $20 billion of oil products annually, including fuel used to operate power plants.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Processing this information consumes extra energy, further reducing efficiency.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
About 20% of the oil that the world consumes every day travels via the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along part of Iran’s coast.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
For example, one weekend session saw Cheyenne Hunt, executive director of Gen Z for Change, and Washington Post staffer Dylan Wells discuss how the public consumes news.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
There's a lot of discussion on the Hill on this right now, and there's concern about high healthcare prices, which consumes nearly one in $5 spent in the United States.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
But still, global supply is running well short of the roughly 104 million barrels per day the world consumes.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
The average American consumes more than 200 pounds of meat annually, and that amount is growing.
—Andrew Zaleski, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2026
The increases hit Egypt hard given that its population of over 108 million people consumes $20 billion of oil products annually, including fuel used to operate power plants.
—ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Processing this information consumes extra energy, further reducing efficiency.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
About 20% of the oil that the world consumes every day travels via the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along part of Iran’s coast.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
For example, one weekend session saw Cheyenne Hunt, executive director of Gen Z for Change, and Washington Post staffer Dylan Wells discuss how the public consumes news.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 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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Orion crew spends first day in space NASA's Orion spacecraft is pictured from one of the cameras mounted on its solar array wings on April 7.—
Mark Osborne,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the truth is that Juicy eats her lunch.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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Commenters on the clip compared his creation to a recent discussion about how Jeff Daniels eats a sandwich.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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There’s a queerness to Mantello’s vision, including a blurring of gender associations that begins with its leads and radiates throughout, that ultimately drains the drama of its potency.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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Make sure the water from dehumidifiers and air conditioners drains somewhere that easily dries up.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 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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What if a prolonged market downturn depletes your retirement savings?—
Angela Cullen,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 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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Worse, when half the world shields consumers from higher energy prices, the remaining half absorbs all the demand adjustment.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The hydrocolloid keeps the blister contained in a wet environment and also releases an active gel that absorbs fluid from the blister—all while keeping the wound cushioned from further harm.—
Jessica Sulima,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Consumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumes. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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