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as in consumed
to destroy all trace of
a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island
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as in spent
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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as in inhaled
to swallow or eat greedily
the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food
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Recent Examples of devoured
And devoured them again Saturday night at Viejas Arena in a sloppy 71-52 win that kept the Aztecs tied with Utah State atop the Mountain West at 5-0.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
There are now as many games as there are phones; what used to be a feast that everyone devoured together has been divvied up into a gazillion little snacks gobbled down willy-nilly.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
Fans voted in a competition between Team Swirls and Team Sprinkles to determine which Pop-Tart will be devoured by the winning team after the game.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Nonetheless, Indian audiences devoured the epic adventure, as Chhaava flexed its box office muscle, which helped drive India’s theatrical revenue for the first half of 2025 a whopping 14 percent higher.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
Pavel Mintyukov’s feeble backhand pass was devoured by Hintz, who found Robertson gracefully entering the zone.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
However, this shell is too far away from the black hole to be devoured by it.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Looking for a tinsel alternative that’s easier to hang (and less likely to be devoured by your pets)?
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
The dogs devoured the food, and most ate it within seconds.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
There are now as many games as there are phones; what used to be a feast that everyone devoured together has been divvied up into a gazillion little snacks gobbled down willy-nilly.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2026
Fans voted in a competition between Team Swirls and Team Sprinkles to determine which Pop-Tart will be devoured by the winning team after the game.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2025
Nonetheless, Indian audiences devoured the epic adventure, as Chhaava flexed its box office muscle, which helped drive India’s theatrical revenue for the first half of 2025 a whopping 14 percent higher.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Dec. 2025
Pavel Mintyukov’s feeble backhand pass was devoured by Hintz, who found Robertson gracefully entering the zone.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025
However, this shell is too far away from the black hole to be devoured by it.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2025
Looking for a tinsel alternative that’s easier to hang (and less likely to be devoured by your pets)?
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
The dogs devoured the food, and most ate it within seconds.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devoured
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When to seek medical attention Anyone who has consumed this type of mushroom should follow up with their primary care physician or a liver specialist to monitor for liver failure, doctors recommend.—
Amy McGorry,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Some have found a groove again, writing in their temporary homes, while others have yet to return to their practice, consumed by the logistics of loss and relocation and out of step with their routines.—
Erica Zora Wrightson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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The massive installation was created by German artist Benjamin Klapper, who spent more than a month assembling the sculpture in a bid to break a Guinness World Record.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Guardiola inhaled deeply when asked about the non-handball against Wolves last weekend and could have decided not to comment.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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These tiny water droplets—aerosol plumes, according to commercial cleaning expert Shari Cedar—can be inhaled and cover towels, countertops, and, yes, even your toothbrush after a flush.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
17 Jan. 2026
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Until the legal process is exhausted, the future of TPS for Venezuelans remains uncertain.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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The last set was grueling, and both of us were exhausted.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Alarms go off, phones come out, coffee is gulped down, and before either partner is fully awake, they’re already headed into separate days.—
Mark Travers,
CNBC,
11 Jan. 2026
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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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Even hospital appointments were overwhelming, with bright lights leaving her drained and overstimulated.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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This vast gulf between us, not just as Americans but as human beings, has drained me of hope.—
Bao Phi,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of men were crammed into a two-hundred-and-fifteen-square-foot cell; one of them lost twenty-four pounds while in custody.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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The venue was crammed with excitable 20- and 30-something women, among them Willa Bennett, the editor of Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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As wonderfully portrayed by Buric, the Wonder Man reboot’s director is every European artiste absorbed into the American studio system cut with a dose of Werner Herzog’s gloom; his mansion could be a museum of Hollywood Regency decadence.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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Starship is capital-intensive and when packaged with an already cash-generating business like Starlink, the risk can be absorbed within a single public entity.—
Sasirekha Subramanian,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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