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
Without virtue, liberty collapses into chaos, and freedom devours itself.
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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
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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However, each conversion step consumes energy, introduces delay, and loses some of the information carried by the original signal.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Light distorts, sound bends; the signal consumes the chamber, turning technology into liturgy.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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In fiscal 2025, Starbucks reported a 1% decline in same store sales in China, weighed down by 5% decrease in the average amount of money a customer spends per transaction.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Everybody spends the same amount of money.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nothing, not even the slog of a miles long backcountry ski, exhausts me like chugging upward on two wheels.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
15 Oct. 2025
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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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Make sure to soak the plant thoroughly so the water drains from the bottom of the pot.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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What Hulu did years ago with its Castle Rock series, remixing different threads across King’s universe with a playful wink, Welcome to Derry approaches with a dutiful studiousness that drains it of fun.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Nutribullet Ultra crams a 1200-watt motor into its rather slim casing; that’s double the wattage of the Nutribullet Pro blender that’s a step down.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, the study’s methodology crams certain ideologies under one umbrella that otherwise would not fit neatly into a political classification.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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Unlike beads, Durafoam evenly absorbs body weight and won’t compress over time.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
30 Oct. 2025
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In such power plants, hundreds of mirrors focus sunlight onto a central tower that absorbs heat and converts it into energy.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Fornnarino scoffs at that suggestion.—
Andrea Hsu,
NPR,
1 Sep. 2025
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Ellen scoffs, not knowing who this Brian person is, to which the random servant is referring.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Devours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devours. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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