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)
Verb
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For example, 65% of workers would prefer AI to track their performance and 55% would welcome AI’s help to manage deadlines.—
Corinne Post,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025 -
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry, the peak advocate for the nation’s Jewish community, welcomed the report.—
Rod McGuirk,
Sun Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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There’s no way around it—many of us consume far too much sugar.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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The civil penalties can consume the entire balance of an account, so be careful.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Expect Ashmore and the AELTC to embrace strawberry fever yet again in 2026.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Yet my maternal grandparents embraced me and my mother soon after my father abandoned us.—
Aatish Taseer,
Time,
15 July 2025
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“Eat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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