1
as in to welcome
to receive or accept gladly or readily
predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster
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2
as in to consume
to destroy all trace of
the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eat (up)
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This February, Trump and Vice President JD Vance welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House, only to berate him on television.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025 -
On Monday, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony welcomed the sheriffs to the county, while FBI director Kash Patel and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche held a discussion on how local law enforcement can work with the federal government.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
24 June 2025
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The central trio of inmates in Australian writer-director Charles Williams’ first feature are each consumed with guilt for the crimes that got them here.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 June 2025
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LinkedIn has become essential for business development, but traditional LinkedIn networking approaches consume hours without guaranteed returns.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Domestic factories are already embracing automation and digitization.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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But the industry spent north of $100 million in political donations, Trump embraced the sector, and a bipartisan group of legislators took up the mantle this Congress.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 June 2025
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“Eat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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