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
Light distorts, sound bends; the signal consumes the chamber, turning technology into liturgy.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Fermenting is a process where yeast consumes the natural sugars in apple juice and turns them into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Additionally, native 8K footage consumes significant storage and demands powerful editing hardware.
—New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
Art that moves you, love that consumes you, moments that feel like magic.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Altman previously said the average ChatGPT query consumes as much energy as a lightbulb would in a couple of minutes.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Compared to traditional indigo dyeing, the process consumes 83 percent less water and 32 percent less energy and reduces CO₂ emissions and steam usage.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, discovered that the average person consumes 39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles per year, according to a university press release.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
California consumes almost 900,000 gallons of gasoline a day, down from a 2017 peak of nearly 1 million gallons daily.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Jp Mangalindan, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Fermenting is a process where yeast consumes the natural sugars in apple juice and turns them into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Additionally, native 8K footage consumes significant storage and demands powerful editing hardware.
—New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
Art that moves you, love that consumes you, moments that feel like magic.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 19 Oct. 2025
Altman previously said the average ChatGPT query consumes as much energy as a lightbulb would in a couple of minutes.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
Compared to traditional indigo dyeing, the process consumes 83 percent less water and 32 percent less energy and reduces CO₂ emissions and steam usage.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, discovered that the average person consumes 39,000 to 52,000 microplastic particles per year, according to a university press release.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
California consumes almost 900,000 gallons of gasoline a day, down from a 2017 peak of nearly 1 million gallons daily.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumes
Verb
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Without virtue, liberty collapses into chaos, and freedom devours itself.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Every revolution devours its children.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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In fiscal 2025, Starbucks reported a 1% decline in same store sales in China, weighed down by 5% decrease in the average amount of money a customer spends per transaction.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Everybody spends the same amount of money.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the bad ending, Fettel takes her child and eats her to absorb her power.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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In an average week, a SNAP beneficiary eats seven cans of food, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Make sure to soak the plant thoroughly so the water drains from the bottom of the pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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What Hulu did years ago with its Castle Rock series, remixing different threads across King’s universe with a playful wink, Welcome to Derry approaches with a dutiful studiousness that drains it of fun.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nothing, not even the slog of a miles long backcountry ski, exhausts me like chugging upward on two wheels.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The result is not just one exhausted employee, but a system that steadily depletes its people.—
Sandro da Silva,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, an iron-core collapse supernova happens after a star more than 10 times our sun’s mass finally depletes all its fuel and subsequently collapses into a neutron star or black hole.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Unlike beads, Durafoam evenly absorbs body weight and won’t compress over time.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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In such power plants, hundreds of mirrors focus sunlight onto a central tower that absorbs heat and converts it into energy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Consumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumes. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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