1
as in to consume
to destroy all trace of
a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island
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2
as in to spend
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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Recent Examples of devour
The shop also has a variety of sweet treats and breakfast sandwiches to devour on your visit.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s almost the scale of electricity that Sam Altman and his partners say will be devoured by their next wave of AI data centers—a single corporate project consuming more power, every single day, than two American cities pushed to their breaking point.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
To stay alive, Pi must now find a way to co-habitate with a companion who has other ideas, such as devouring him.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Sometime between now and when the sun enters its Earth-devouring red giant phase, Major League Baseball will make an official announcement regarding its 2026-28 media rights contracts.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Sep. 2025
That’s almost the scale of electricity that Sam Altman and his partners say will be devoured by their next wave of AI data centers—a single corporate project consuming more power, every single day, than two American cities pushed to their breaking point.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
To stay alive, Pi must now find a way to co-habitate with a companion who has other ideas, such as devouring him.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Sometime between now and when the sun enters its Earth-devouring red giant phase, Major League Baseball will make an official announcement regarding its 2026-28 media rights contracts.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devour
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Republicans have opposed public funding for meals consumed by students whose families can afford to pay for the food.—
Clara Hendrickson,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Odell emphasized that the structure of Studio DRBZ was well suited to the way content is created and consumed in the social media age.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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That year, the board hired Pat Gelsinger, an engineer who had spent 30 years at Intel before leaving it for other companies and eventually running VMware.—
Lila MacLellan,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Elordi spent up to 10 hours per session in the makeup chair and worked 18-hour days in full prosthetics.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Simply inhaling for four counts and exhaling for four counts brings oxygen to your muscles, reducing the emotion's intensity and relaxing the body.—
Juli Fraga,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Hand sinks in kitchen not draining properly.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Between 1980 and 1988, as the war with Iraq drained the national budget, only a handful of dams were under construction.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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Both bands specialize in grooves that feel bulbous and fetid: kick drums gulping with fear, flickering guitars evoking lantern light.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
26 Sep. 2025
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Given how many comebacks the Pacers had in the playoffs, there is some evidence that all that pressure (plus a relentless offensive pace) exhausts teams over 48 minutes.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Dassey, now 35, has exhausted his appeal efforts.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The decision not only mitigated against jet lag but allowed players to spend the first week on the course, perfecting their pairing strategies, rather than cramming too much time into the days immediately before play started, where media commitments are at their height.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The classic diner serves huge portions of affordable fare that tastes like your grandmother made it, including stacks of pancakes slathered in butter and maple syrup and omelets crammed with fresh ingredients.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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By binding to cholesterol in the small intestine, cholesterol is not absorbed into the bloodstream and is instead excreted from the body.—
Jennifer Moll,
Verywell Health,
2 Oct. 2025
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Shutdowns can delay contracts, squeeze liquidity, and reveal how unprepared many companies are to absorb shocks, Gainer said.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Devour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devour. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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