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Recent Examples of eat The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays. Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 19 July 2017 Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock. Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 July 2017 Parents and their children can bring a lunch to eat during the program. Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, 18 July 2017 Hammerhead worms contain the same toxin as blowfish and can be harmful if eaten. Liz Langley, National Geographic, 15 July 2017 See all Example Sentences for eat 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eat
Verb
  • While the florets are most commonly consumed, the stalks are also edible and offer a mildly sweet taste.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025
  • But the arduous process, which can often feel like a full-time job, has begun to consume their lives and take a hefty mental toll.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Yasmine Saad, a licensed clinical psychologist, notes that such patterns of behavior, when persistent, can erode family bonds.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Imposing unilateral tariffs on Canada and Mexico without exhausting legal remedies provided for under the USMCA erodes trust with key trading partners.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • To redeem the dining credit, customers must dine inside the restaurant.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Visit The Pineapple Grove Arts District This small but dense area on Northeast Second Avenue and Atlantic Avenue is a fun place to shop, walk, and dine.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The devil will persist in bothering Martin Luther until the bald-headed monk dispatches him by hurling a bottle of ink.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Imagine if the press covered all of that without bothering to even question it.
    Jeremy Gruber, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Can cats get bird flu? Cats can get bird flu, and half known to be infected died, according to a study from last summer on farm cats fed raw milk from infected cows.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
  • In the adorable images, Garcelle is pictured feeding baby Valley on the sofa while her grandson, Oliver Jr., is cheesing next to her.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • At first, he is annoyed by mundane details like listening to the same song or ordering the same breakfast.
    Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Though visibly annoyed, the driver asked the OP to move.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But, before the arrival of humans, New Zealand did not have any mammals lumbering around and snacking on truffles—the island’s only native mammal species are bats and marine creatures.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The two-bite delights—popular in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia when the Lunar New Year rolls around—are perfect for hosting, gifting, and snacking.
    Megan Zhang, Saveur, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And most people do not have just one thing about their skin that bugs them or just one sign of aging, and laser stacking is meant to address that very fact—with a treatment protocol that’s deeply rooted in Korean culture, explains Dr. Chang, who visits Korea several times a year.
    Taryn Brooke, Allure, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Impact Impact, another word that bugs me to no end, is in my top three words to drop.
    Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

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“Eat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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