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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
Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
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Allison Mais,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
There are Americans—and Britons and Canadians and Australians and Europeans, too—who remember that a society that turns on its Jewish minority eventually devours itself.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Today, the city devours tens of millions every year.
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Susan Spencer,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
His popularity’s decline was shaped partly by race, partly by our deep but uneven revulsion toward scandal involving children, and partly by a media ecosystem that devours spectacle.
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Steven Gray,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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.
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Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
But in Washington, politics devours everything, even the sacred.
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Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
—
Allison Mais,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
There are Americans—and Britons and Canadians and Australians and Europeans, too—who remember that a society that turns on its Jewish minority eventually devours itself.
—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
21 May 2026
Today, the city devours tens of millions every year.
—
Susan Spencer,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
His popularity’s decline was shaped partly by race, partly by our deep but uneven revulsion toward scandal involving children, and partly by a media ecosystem that devours spectacle.
—
Steven Gray,
Time,
29 Apr. 2026
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.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devours
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Every company generates or consumes capital.
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All in all, the researchers estimated their new device consumes at most one-tenth the power of current state-of-the-art electronic neuromorphic hardware.
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Spoilers Ahead Kara is introduced as a reckless party animal, who spends her time seeking out planets orbiting red suns, to weaken her superpowered metabolism and become intoxicated.
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
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The chemical is particularly tough on the human respiratory system and, depending on how much a person inhales, MMA can cause everything from sore throats and cough to dizziness, nausea and, at the highest levels, damage to the nervous system, Kleinman said.
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Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.
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If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.
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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.
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If a demanding day drains you, take a short break before making a purchase.
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Keep a shallow pan or old towel handy in case any water drains during the process.
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Director Allan Deberton crams much story and characterization in those opening frames.
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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.
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Let the incoming chief make a few visible calls while the outgoing leader still absorbs the heat.
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Your body best absorbs water when it is taken in small amounts over time.
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“Devours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devours. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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