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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as in inhaled
to swallow or eat greedily
the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food
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Recent Examples of devoured
Angelo’s is the lunch stop and Strowman devoured ribs, brisket and more smoked meats, restaurant owner Jason George told the Star-Telegram.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The little green worm quickly devoured yours.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
By 2020, liberals had devoured The 1619 Project and endorsed the removal of statues that honored Confederate figures, as well as some that honored founders of the US.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Large language models that devoured the total creative output of humankind endlessly remix those inputs to illustrate fictional universes of bespoke media, almost indistinguishable from reality (and getting better every day).
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
At its heart, Stranger Things is an homage to the iconic Steven Spielberg movies and Stephen King novels that Matt and Ross Duffer devoured growing up.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Smith, the charity board member, stands in between the long blades of grass that have grown back where blazing fires devoured everything in its path just a year ago.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Pair the charming size with the combination of pumpkin and cheesecake, and prepare for them to be devoured in minutes.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 30 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
Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
The little green worm quickly devoured yours.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
By 2020, liberals had devoured The 1619 Project and endorsed the removal of statues that honored Confederate figures, as well as some that honored founders of the US.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Large language models that devoured the total creative output of humankind endlessly remix those inputs to illustrate fictional universes of bespoke media, almost indistinguishable from reality (and getting better every day).
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
At its heart, Stranger Things is an homage to the iconic Steven Spielberg movies and Stephen King novels that Matt and Ross Duffer devoured growing up.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Smith, the charity board member, stands in between the long blades of grass that have grown back where blazing fires devoured everything in its path just a year ago.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Pair the charming size with the combination of pumpkin and cheesecake, and prepare for them to be devoured in minutes.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 30 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devoured
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For weeks, the community of Westminster, Colorado, had been consumed by the disappearance of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, who had vanished earlier that month while walking to school.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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Its use was banned in many countries around the turn of the millennium amid concerns that the fibers, when airborne, could result in potentially fatal lung diseases if inhaled.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Ahmad spent the next few days in deep discussion with Moore about everything from communist class politics to nationalist teachings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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After his playing career ended, Atkinson spent several years as a color analyst on Raiders broadcasts.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 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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After over 100 tips, authorities cleared Wagner of any wrongdoing in 2022, saying all leads had been exhausted, but the case remains open.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Oppenheim exhausted his list of national security resources to figure out a more precise answer to this question, but came away with a split vote about the president’s response.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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The audio that accompanies the display is also the same, but in this case, that means spatial audio and a surprising number of speakers crammed into the slim confines of a MacBook chassis.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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With its 85-liter interior, the large litter box also boasts plenty of room, so your cat won’t feel crammed while using it.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Oct. 2025
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Jonny Barber’s colorful Colfax Museum archive finally has a permanent home after years of challenges that have drained its founder’s resources, including floods and a fire that nearly destroyed its former building.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
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On Thursday morning’s episode of First Take, ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky scoffed at Rodgers’ claim that Sunday wasn’t a special game for him.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Old money circles scoffed at its outlandishness; construction had cost some $3 million (about $95 million today).—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Devoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devoured. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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