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
  • House Democratic leaders are preparing to welcome moderate members from across the country and a majority big enough to manage comfortably and contain a restive progressive wing.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In August, the district opened Winding Creek Elementary in west Roseville, welcoming nearly 500 students to a campus designed to accommodate up to 650.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of welcome
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  • When soil or other outside material sinks to the bottom of a lake, microbes consume oxygen to break it down, leading to the production of methane, a potent planet-heating gas.
    — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • About 44% of GLP-1 users report consuming more functional beverages, according to EY-Parthenon's third annual survey of more than 3,600 current or former GLP-1 users.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of consume
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  • During the campaign, Acton highlighted her background in public health, not politics, and embraced policies like a statewide child tax credit and medical debt forgiveness.
    — Sarah Donaldson, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Although the local law embraces triads, foursomes and other group relationships, the language bars registering of couples who have already declared other partnerships.
    — Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
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“Eat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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