1
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
Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Adjective
Here are the standouts for quaffing beers and devouring brats.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devouring
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The North Korean government is increasingly executing civilians, including people found to be consuming unapproved foreign media, according to a report from the United Nations Human Rights Office.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But some nutrition scientists warn that thanks to social media trends, many people may be consuming too much protein.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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After spending the first nine years of his career with the Washington Capitals, Johansson was traded to the New Jersey Devils in the summer of 2017, just before the Caps broke through with their Cup win.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Simon-Kucher also has a new holiday shopping report, which surveyed consumers in July, and is forecasting Gen Z shoppers to reduce their holiday shopping budget by only 1%, from $814 to $805, while Millennials will be spending 14% more year over year.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Most sneezes are triggered by contact with infectious agents or after inhaling irritants, but the cause of photic sneezing is not fully understood.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 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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Car dependency forces millions to borrow for an asset that immediately loses value, draining their wealth while binding them to a lifestyle with no real exit.—
Henrietta Moore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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We are retired, and this is draining us.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 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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For more than a century, the region has been caught in a thrilling but exhausting economic romance.—
Reid Rasner,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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There is a clear risk for streamers cramming sports into their portfolios.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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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 bottom line is digital twins are fundamental for delivering products in the most efficient and timely manner and this is of the utmost importance at a time when there’s insatiable demand for AI compute resources, with increasingly shorter time-to-service demands.—
Marco Chiappetta,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Rising sea levels from the warming climate are souring coastal freshwater sources while data centers that power AI and cloud computing are consuming water at an insatiable rate.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Devouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devouring. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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