1
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
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.
—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
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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For example, one weekend session saw Cheyenne Hunt, executive director of Gen Z for Change, and Washington Post staffer Dylan Wells discuss how the public consumes news.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Mar. 2026
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But that also consumes about 5% of the country's overall electricity, according to a study by Tel Aviv University.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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Malcolm is a serious drag on the much more together Violet, but also spends his days rehashing his past infatuation with Cassandra.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Outside of comedy, Gardner has served as a Court Appointed Special Advocate with Voices for Children since 2017, tends her vegetable garden, travels with her husband and spends time with her daughter and two grandsons.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Mar. 2026
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Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Jan. 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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Sandy soil, which drains quickly, requires more frequent watering than clay soil, which tends to hold onto moisture.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
16 Mar. 2026
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War reshapes nations, costs lives, drains the national treasury, and often expands executive authority.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 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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The cushiony cream is packed with Blue Hyaluronic Acid, a micro-sized form of HA that absorbs quickly and delivers long-lasting hydration.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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In the agency partnership announced Thursday, the Treasury absorbs the loans from borrowers who are in default or haven’t paid their debts for at least nine months.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 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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“Devours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devours. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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