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as in consumes
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 spends
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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Recent Examples of devours
From her experience, the grasshopper drawing attention in Arizona devours everything in its path, whereas the chapulín is tied to greener environments and specific crops, such as cornfields, alfalfa, and squash leaves.
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Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
But May also routinely devours Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and jazz albums from Miles Davis.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
But in Washington, politics devours everything, even the sacred.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Gratitude requires perspective, but perpetual outrage devours perspective.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Without virtue, liberty collapses into chaos, and freedom devours itself.
—Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Every revolution devours its children.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Even as the gyre devours the sun.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
But May also routinely devours Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and jazz albums from Miles Davis.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
But in Washington, politics devours everything, even the sacred.
—Tara Palmeri, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
Gratitude requires perspective, but perpetual outrage devours perspective.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Without virtue, liberty collapses into chaos, and freedom devours itself.
—Carolyn McKinney, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Every revolution devours its children.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Even as the gyre devours the sun.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devours
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Equally troubling, this annual cycle consumes so much time and energy that there is almost none left to actually think about how the money is spent.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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The global economy consumes about 100 million barrels of oil every day.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Baltimore County spends significantly less per resident on fire and EMS services than many comparable jurisdictions.—
Nick Stewart,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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San Francisco currently spends about $700 million to $800 million per year on homelessness, aided by the passage in 2018 of the Proposition C gross receipts tax on businesses with annual revenue greater than $50 million, but has yet to make a dent in its intractable homelessness problem.—
Adam B. Summers,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Apr. 2026
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As the oil blockade quickly exhausts Cuba’s supply of fuel, triggering a series of lengthy, island-wide blackouts, many here are exhausted and are becoming increasingly vocal about their desire for fundamental changes in Cuba.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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For phones, there's not much that drains their battery as fast as playing demanding games, and PC games designed for dedicated desktop and laptop hardware are certainly demanding.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
7 May 2026
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Bargain-bin potting mix often drains poorly or contains few nutrients to begin with.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the show crams everything into a space that can't hold it, culminating in this past third season that exploded with too much of practically everything.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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This kernel of truth may account for why the prosopopoeia of the wine mom absorbs so much misogynist loathing from all over the political map.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Some experts say the conflict is putting additional pressure on Ecuadorian public spending, which absorbs part of the cost of gasoline.—
Anabella González,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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When Dunk proposes to Prince Maekar that maybe the Seven spared him for some future purpose, Maekar scoffs.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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The mysterious Egg scoffs at Dunk’s rope belt but offers to be his squire.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2026
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