1
as in to consume
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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2
as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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as in to dine
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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as in to bother
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind
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Recent Examples of eat
Customers can hang out and eat; Wilcox will serve complimentary coffee.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
If one more child eats a free breakfast, one less book is banned, one less citizen grabbed off the streets, one less renter losing their home and one more person enrolled in healthcare and getting affordable prescriptions, that’s the measure of success.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The fish eat weeds and other aquatic plants that could clog water intake equipment.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Try to eat more fruits, veggies, and whole grains.
—Care Resource, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
If one more child eats a free breakfast, one less book is banned, one less citizen grabbed off the streets, one less renter losing their home and one more person enrolled in healthcare and getting affordable prescriptions, that’s the measure of success.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
The fish eat weeds and other aquatic plants that could clog water intake equipment.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 14 Feb. 2026
Try to eat more fruits, veggies, and whole grains.
—Care Resource, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eat
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Love may be in the air this Valentine’s Day, but Berlin had better get ready to be consumed by Lust.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ogden consumed Newell’s videos like candy.—
Bill Donahue,
Outside,
14 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, the sinkhole had grown to 7 feet across and 10 feet deep and continues to actively erode the ground around it, Krul told The Star.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Feb. 2026
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But multiple flood events over the decades have continued to erode the older infrastructure, leaving parts of it unsupported.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The late-night host and Mottola Media Group chairman have long been friends, and have shared photos of themselves dining at Italian restaurants like Rao’s on social media.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2026
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Spratling, DeRamus and a group of their friends would often dine together at African restaurants around metro Detroit.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Musgrave crossed the finish line in cross-country skiing today in a tank top, and the cold didn’t seem to bother him one bit.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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My damp clothes didn’t bother either one of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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The snowpack that builds up over the winter in the Sierra Nevada slowly melts to feed rivers and reservoirs through the spring and summer.—
Monica Garske,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Try soaking some banana peels for a few days and then use the water to feed houseplants.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
10 Feb. 2026
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Rosebush Pruning, by contrast, feels designed to annoy us and push us away.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
15 Feb. 2026
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In this short 4-minute video from CoComelon, baby JJ does a number of things that may hurt or annoy someone near him, including sitting on his sister’s painting and slurping loudly on his juice.—
Marilyn La Jeunesse,
Parents,
13 Feb. 2026
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Rosemary makes one of the best companion plants for apple trees because of its strong scent that's unpleasing to critters looking to snack on a juicy red apple.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
16 Feb. 2026
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Rest elbows at the bar, get a margarita and snack on crispy coconut shrimp served with chili garlic sauce.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Instead, Ladinig says Pierre Haobsh bugged Henry Han's computer with a spyware app called a keylogger.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Harry, along with Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost and others, alleges the publisher hired private investigators to bug their cars, obtain personal records and eavesdrop on calls.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Eat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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