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devoured

verb

past tense of devour

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 Here are the best of the hundreds of novels King fans have devoured for decades. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 21 Oct. 2026 If the demons find out about her power, she will be devoured. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured. — David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026 Typically just a minute or two in length, the videos are devoured by Chinese audiences at breakfast, on their morning commutes, during their lunch breaks and on their free time after work — and almost any time in between. — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Readers and critics devoured the book (no pun intended), but their responses often worry Brooks. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026 Any food or flesh that crossed their paths was quickly devoured. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 The British media devoured the story, as even then Day-Lewis was synonymous with intense devotion to his craft. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026 Crabs tore through fishing nets, devoured mollusks at an alarming rate and edged out the native green crab, a local soft-shell specialty. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

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Modern facilities can use closed-loop cooling, where water circulates through the system rather than being continually consumed and discharged.

— Zev Laine, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Auto energy efficiency was determined by looking at the annual miles driven per capita, and creating a ratio of annual miles driven to gallons of gas consumed.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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At least $343,100 is to be spent on surveillance after the president falsely blamed vandals for damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

— Dan Diamond, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
On a humid morning in June, Ramadan Elmoudi nervously watched grid current flow into a machine his colleagues had spent years building and kept his expectations low.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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And so, for the brand, only the most breathable, and healthily inhaled, natural materials will suffice.

— Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Nevertheless, improper storage can have serious consequences, particularly if the thorium is inhaled or ingested.

— Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026

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Trump is waging a campaign in the final moments of the midterm election to quell discontent among farmers, truckers and drivers exhausted by $4 gas and near-record diesel.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
In an interview with the Financial Times, published today, Zelenskyy indicated his own patience had been exhausted.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

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But Jess Ralston, a senior energy analyst at Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit, a non profit focused on climate change, said that 90% of the oil and gas has already been drained from the North Sea basin.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Salvador has treated patients whose infections formed pockets of pus that had to be drained to protect their vision.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of drained

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While today’s cinema listings are crammed with sequels and remakes, with the watching experience couched in discourse and then discourse about the discourse, the best ’90s films were for the most part true originals.

— Daisy Jones, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
This 1478 piece set is essentially two dioramas crammed into a single display piece.

— Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of crammed

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nicotine pouches contain nicotine, flavorings and other ingredients, with nicotine absorbed through the gums and lining of the mouth.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
The fields and forests are green because green is the slice of visible light not absorbed for photosynthesis.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026

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