1
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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2
as in burnt
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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3
as in inhaled
to swallow or eat greedily
the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food
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Recent Examples of devoured
Parvati Shallow has once again devoured her prey.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
My toddler devoured a small mountain of them.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
The general assumption was instead that the swamp had been devoured to its skeletal minimum and that the rats had migrated farther north, where there was better eating to be had.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Technical writers and editors are also going to be devoured by AI.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
Go get into FinTech, or invest in real estate, or go on vacation, and then, just on some random day, be devoured by someone else’s silicon deity.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2025
Their answer was the Armed Services Editions — hundreds of titles printed on cheap paper and handed out to GIs, who devoured them in their downtime.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Bouncing off glossy metal, being devoured by voluptuous fabrics or pouring out of lamp heads, light is always a design star.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
For weeks, Oasis zealots have devoured online videos of the siblings strolling out onstage together, arms raised in victory and hugs brief yet genuine.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
My toddler devoured a small mountain of them.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
The general assumption was instead that the swamp had been devoured to its skeletal minimum and that the rats had migrated farther north, where there was better eating to be had.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Technical writers and editors are also going to be devoured by AI.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
Go get into FinTech, or invest in real estate, or go on vacation, and then, just on some random day, be devoured by someone else’s silicon deity.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2025
Their answer was the Armed Services Editions — hundreds of titles printed on cheap paper and handed out to GIs, who devoured them in their downtime.
—Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Bouncing off glossy metal, being devoured by voluptuous fabrics or pouring out of lamp heads, light is always a design star.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devoured
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Movies are still big events, still consumed in long sittings, still treated as cultural monuments.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The water and food animals consumed left a chemical signature in their bones, which provided researchers with a key to their origin.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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These particles are small enough to enter the bloodstream when inhaled, which can cause inflammation and neurological damage.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Concern about inhaled anesthesia impacting brain development is not totally unfounded, says Ji-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD, co-author of the new study published in Anesthesiology.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
9 Sep. 2025
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There are people in this world who exchange birthday gifts with their manicurist, and then there are those who have spent many solitary hours mastering the art of the at-home manicure.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Liberatore previously spent almost nine years at Airbnb, and before that worked in senior finance roles at SquareTrade, eBay and PayPal.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Texans were up 28-21, and Keller had exhausted all of its timeouts.—
Jordan Neal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Defense lawyers could still file appeals, but once those challenges are exhausted, the ruling becomes final and any prison terms can be enforced.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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They’re also made with arch support and a toe box that’s not too narrow or crammed, per the brand, plus the rubber sole offers a nice cushioned platform with each step.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Hundreds of shops at CST Road are crammed along half a mile of bumpy road with cackling traffic.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Whatever drama Wednesday’s game might have held was mostly drained away by the end of the second inning.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Once drained, cut into 1-inch cubes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The head coach also scoffed at any notion of evaluating year-over-year growth for Nix.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 Sep. 2025
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Skeptics scoffed, yet Musk hit many of those goals, pushing Tesla past the trillion-dollar valuation threshold in 2021.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Historic data In 2024, California experienced 305 fires caused by lightning, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned, according to NIFC records.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This applies universally to how 40-somethings view 50-somethings; 40-something women mostly covet 50-something men because they’ve been burned by their same-age spouses and want a grown-up.—
Linsey Hughes,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Devoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devoured. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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