eat (up)

verb

Definition of eat (up)next
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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  1. welcome
  2. consume
  3. embrace
Verb
  • Also this week, Trump will welcome three House groups to his Florida club.
    Marc Caputo, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Republicans welcomed the announcement as validating of their long-running claims that Meta and other tech companies are biased against conservatives.
    Shannon Bond, NPR, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of welcome
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  • Of course, rules to reduce nicotine in cigarettes would have no impact on nicotine in e-cigarettes, which have largely replaced combustible tobacco as one of the main ways young people now consume nicotine.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • And the reach of all these different channels combined is really critical because people are consuming their news in a lot of different ways, not just watching a linear broadcast but across social media and all these streaming channels.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of consume
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  • For educators, the challenge is clear: to embrace AI as a partner in learning, to foster the skills and values that will guide students through uncharted waters, and to ensure that the benefits of this transformative technology are shared by all.
    Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Benzino is embracing his upcoming role as a grandfather, despite a tumultuous relationship with his daughter, Coi Leray.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of embrace
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“Eat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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