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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Others in that community have welcomed his involvement.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025 -
The 2025 edition welcomes first-time participating institutions including Portugal’s Escola das Artes – UCP, Denmark’s Super16, and the Estonian Academy of Arts – marking Estonia’s festival debut.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Nor could the authors conclude definitively that the chimps were deliberately consuming ethanol-rich fruits and sharing it with their compatriots.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 Apr. 2025
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Crews also conduct test burns before igniting a larger area, to verify how effectively fuels are consumed and how smoke will travel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Other presidents have embraced the comparison to Roosevelt.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Companies have embraced the red, green and white of the Mexican flag in ad campaigns.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Eat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat%20%28up%29. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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