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as in consuming
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 spending
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food
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as in gobbling
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Recent Examples of devouring
Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
Medellín notes that just one species along Mexico’s northern borders numbers up to 30 million individuals, collectively devouring about 300 tons of insects every night.
—Anna Tunkova, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead, the black hole began devouring the star, which eventually sparked a supernova after its debris collided with the surrounding gas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Without them, sea urchin numbers have exploded, devouring massive swaths of kelp forests along the Northern California coastline.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
My Chemical Romance hasn’t shared a full-length album in almost a decade and a half, but fans are clearly still devouring its discography.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Quolls are threatened by the cane toad, which was introduced to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control beetle pests that were devouring sugarcane roots.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
It will get stretched and compressed in one dimension, shredding it, accelerating its matter, and alternately devouring and ejecting the debris that arises from it.
—Big Think, 7 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk's self-deal for his AI company xAI to acquire X, formerly Twitter, is the strongest sign yet that the AI business is devouring the social media world.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
This is not New York City in the 1990s but the Santa Fe of today—specifically, devouring tortilla soup and chiles rellenos at Tomasita’s, shopping at Desert Moss Vintage, and admiring the artwork at GF Contemporary, in the town’s gallery district on Canyon Road.
—Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
Medellín notes that just one species along Mexico’s northern borders numbers up to 30 million individuals, collectively devouring about 300 tons of insects every night.
—Anna Tunkova, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
Instead, the black hole began devouring the star, which eventually sparked a supernova after its debris collided with the surrounding gas.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Without them, sea urchin numbers have exploded, devouring massive swaths of kelp forests along the Northern California coastline.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
My Chemical Romance hasn’t shared a full-length album in almost a decade and a half, but fans are clearly still devouring its discography.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Quolls are threatened by the cane toad, which was introduced to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control beetle pests that were devouring sugarcane roots.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
It will get stretched and compressed in one dimension, shredding it, accelerating its matter, and alternately devouring and ejecting the debris that arises from it.
—Big Think, 7 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk's self-deal for his AI company xAI to acquire X, formerly Twitter, is the strongest sign yet that the AI business is devouring the social media world.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devouring
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Conversely, consuming healthy amounts of iron and vitamin D was associated with hair growth.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
5 Sep. 2025
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Such downsides are among the reasons many people opt against consuming too much cream cheese over a short period of time.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Even after spending £420m, Liverpool are arguably a little light in a couple of areas.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Enyedi shifts between the three storylines at will, sometimes spending several minutes in one only to cut to another for a few seconds and then over to the third.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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To fill the void, Potato grabbed his dad's shirt and cuddled with it, inhaling the scent of his human.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Each of his patients—like everyone—is already inhaling, drinking, and eating microplastics just by living in the world.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This boost setting optimizes and tunes the speaker’s performance to produce a louder and crisper sound without draining the battery charge.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Keep your greens crisp by draining, rinsing, and patting them dry before using.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko placed their hands on their knees, gulping in air.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Jones remained on Ohio's death row for decades, exhausting most of his appeals, until Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Wende Cross overturned his murder conviction, freed him from prison and granted him a new trial two years ago.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Stop exhausting yourself trying to be different leaders for different generations.—
Dana Williams,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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While the airlines are undeniably cramming us all in regardless of our waist size, for passengers who truly don’t fit in a standard economy seat, policies like Southwest’s help not only them but their fellow travelers be safer and more comfortable onboard, and that’s a good thing.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Lift-Off is significantly more comfortable to sit on, and the cushions are quite wide, easily fitting both of us and one to two guests without cramming.—
Emily Hein,
Architectural Digest,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In Ovid’s version of the story, after cutting down a sacred oak, Erysichthon is cursed with insatiable hunger by the dryad nymph who inhabited it.—
Ellen Walker,
JSTOR Daily,
3 Sep. 2025
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My dad was the superintendent of schools in that town at the time, and the media's appetite for the gruesome details was insatiable.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Devouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devouring. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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