as in interesting
holding the attention or provoking interest
didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming
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as in devouring
to destroy all trace of
massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest
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as in spending
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 eating
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consuming
Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
But he’s never stopped hunting, perhaps the most consuming pastime of his life.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
In the depths of the first movement, immediately before Tchaikovsky’s most consuming cry of desolation, the bassoons, basses and timpani hold a low F sharp, for just a beat and a half.
—David Allen, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
By mid-August, that fear was no less consuming.
—Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
The hero is Alice, wife to Jack, who finds a job in the all-consuming but rather mysterious Victory Project.
—James Medd, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2022
Ratajkowski frames the development of her political consciousness as a process born of self-consciousness, a cancerous and consuming view of the self that the writer argues was pushed on her by patriarchal capitalist society.
—Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2021
Franzen’s most consuming interest is the existential distress that so often molders within a disintegrating household.
—Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021
For Stone, who now lives in South Carolina, one of the most consuming challenges was the anxiety of setting a camera trap and then walking away, sometimes for days at a time, with no control over what might happen next.
—Steven Bedard, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2019
Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Nov. 2025
Might the show — with its army of all-knowing, obsequious entities consuming humanity — be a metaphor for the dangers of artificial intelligence?
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
After building renovations that proved more time consuming than initially envisioned, Mayor's Restaurant has finally opened in downtown Waukesha, transforming a former steakhouse into a trendier eatery.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Attia recommends consuming more than twice the protein recommended in current nutritional guidelines.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Research suggests that regularly consuming kiwi is associated with a gradual improvement in blood pressure levels.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
These campaigns are very time consuming.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Long before making music of his own, Harper spent time consuming the works of his famous relatives and hearing about their times in the studio and on the road.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff and sewage cause huge algal blooms, and when these algae die and sink, bacteria bloom in turn, consuming so much oxygen that few other organisms survive at lower depths.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But that’s a less consuming point to Kelce now than ever before.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2025
But he’s never stopped hunting, perhaps the most consuming pastime of his life.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
In the depths of the first movement, immediately before Tchaikovsky’s most consuming cry of desolation, the bassoons, basses and timpani hold a low F sharp, for just a beat and a half.
—David Allen, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
By mid-August, that fear was no less consuming.
—Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
The hero is Alice, wife to Jack, who finds a job in the all-consuming but rather mysterious Victory Project.
—James Medd, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2022
Ratajkowski frames the development of her political consciousness as a process born of self-consciousness, a cancerous and consuming view of the self that the writer argues was pushed on her by patriarchal capitalist society.
—Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2021
Franzen’s most consuming interest is the existential distress that so often molders within a disintegrating household.
—Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021
For Stone, who now lives in South Carolina, one of the most consuming challenges was the anxiety of setting a camera trap and then walking away, sometimes for days at a time, with no control over what might happen next.
—Steven Bedard, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2019
Verb
People who aren't used to eating fiber-rich foods may experience bloating and gas after consuming fibrous foods.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 Nov. 2025
Might the show — with its army of all-knowing, obsequious entities consuming humanity — be a metaphor for the dangers of artificial intelligence?
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
After building renovations that proved more time consuming than initially envisioned, Mayor's Restaurant has finally opened in downtown Waukesha, transforming a former steakhouse into a trendier eatery.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Attia recommends consuming more than twice the protein recommended in current nutritional guidelines.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Research suggests that regularly consuming kiwi is associated with a gradual improvement in blood pressure levels.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
These campaigns are very time consuming.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Long before making music of his own, Harper spent time consuming the works of his famous relatives and hearing about their times in the studio and on the road.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff and sewage cause huge algal blooms, and when these algae die and sink, bacteria bloom in turn, consuming so much oxygen that few other organisms survive at lower depths.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consuming
Adjective
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The citrus added just enough brightness and texture to keep each bite interesting without overcomplicating things.—
Evan Moore
November 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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The interesting thing about when I was hired was the board was comprised largely of people who had been there from the beginning — the big-ticket people like Roger Corman and Mark Damon.—
Kevin Cassidy,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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This would be in accordance with the universal law of capital devouring everything potentially good and excreting it as something actually bad.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Video shows orcas hunting great white sharks and devouring their livers.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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To be sure, the AI boom could deliver that revenue surge—but even slight weakening in spending growth across the industry could hit CoreWeave disproportionately.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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For example, financial therapist Aja Evans recommends leaning into self-care activities that cost little to no money, like going outside and spending time with family and friends.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While about 10% of adults worldwide report bloating, fatigue or gut pain after eating foods containing gluten, only 16% to 30% of those cases show true gluten-specific reactions, the paper found.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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While that helps some of us love and others loathe tastes like super-dark chocolate or black coffee, the evolutionary purpose of these receptors is to keep us from eating things that could harm or kill us.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The production journey has involved balancing the original promise of the short film while creating an engaging genre piece.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Users can create immersive, emotionally engaging performances with this feature, without the need for technical review.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Extremely draining and hard day, hard for everyone involved, hard for everyone who loved Marshawn.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Make sure the soil is well-draining and rich in organic matter for best results.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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After exhausting themselves in this 7-hour game, the two teams will have to do this all over again on Tuesday in Game 4.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
28 Oct. 2025
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In today’s housing market, even the lucky ones often face exhausting ordeals and need to stretch their budgets to land a home.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And does the man who presented so many different aspects of his character during an absorbing week still fully know the answer himself?—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Her own book trades on a similarly absorbing, escapist allure.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consuming. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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