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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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3
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
Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A’zion are exquisite in their supporting roles, devouring every morsel of the Safdie and Ronald Bronstein script.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Many of the people devouring YoungBoy’s endless stream of new music have also been devouring news of his various altercations and legal cases.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Since his introduction in Peacemaker’s first season, the sarcastic, Cheeto-devouring martial arts expert has been one of the sharpest thorns in the sides of the 11th Street Kids.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
There’s an immediacy to devouring the music.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
To stay alive, Pi must now find a way to co-habitate with a companion who has other ideas, such as devouring him.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Sometime between now and when the sun enters its Earth-devouring red giant phase, Major League Baseball will make an official announcement regarding its 2026-28 media rights contracts.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
This is the painstaking process of counting and measuring every stud, sheet of drywall, window, and baseboard from 2D plans, quietly devouring time and budgets.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
Gwyneth Paltrow and Odessa A’zion are exquisite in their supporting roles, devouring every morsel of the Safdie and Ronald Bronstein script.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Many of the people devouring YoungBoy’s endless stream of new music have also been devouring news of his various altercations and legal cases.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025
Since his introduction in Peacemaker’s first season, the sarcastic, Cheeto-devouring martial arts expert has been one of the sharpest thorns in the sides of the 11th Street Kids.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
There’s an immediacy to devouring the music.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
To stay alive, Pi must now find a way to co-habitate with a companion who has other ideas, such as devouring him.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2025
Sometime between now and when the sun enters its Earth-devouring red giant phase, Major League Baseball will make an official announcement regarding its 2026-28 media rights contracts.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devouring
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Conventional cleanup techniques often worsen the problem by disturbing soil structures and consuming large amounts of energy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The agency says that consuming contaminated raw milk could make people sick, rather than protect them.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Brown’s descendants, and their spouses, are responsible for pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the community and spending countless hours serving on local nonprofit boards.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Blackhawks are still spending more time in the defensive zone and less time in the offensive zone compared to other NHL teams.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Essential oils can be used in various ways, such as inhaling them through a diffuser or applying a diluted solution to the skin.—
Emily Brown,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Miners argue increased subjection to the dust has led to an eruption of black lung, an incurable disease associated with inhaling the particles.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One of such instances occurred after a draining process of shipping their Land Rover to Australia — a move that cost around $7,000.—
Kaela Ling,
CNBC,
21 Oct. 2025
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To propagate directly in soil instead, place the cutting in a small pot filled with well-draining soil so the node is buried.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In today’s housing market, even the lucky ones often face exhausting ordeals and need to stretch their budgets to land a home.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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Betelgeuse, formally known as Alpha Orionis, will one day end its life in a spectacular supernova explosion upon exhausting the last of its fuel, which could be as bright as the full moon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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So cramming those two tones together is a hard thing to do.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Government funding has been appropriated this way for the past nine fiscal years, with Congress cramming 108 spending measures into 13 bills.—
Lazaro Gamio,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Thomas Jefferson’s failed attempts at cultivating European vines on the Monticello plantation only amplified his insatiable taste for importing French bottles.—
Osayi Endolyn,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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The shifts mark how insatiable demand for new technologies requires entire businesses and financial systems to evolve with it.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Devouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devouring. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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