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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China, for example, welcomed 94.6 million international tourists in the first three quarters of 2024, up nearly 79% from the year before, according to its Ministry of Culture and Tourism.—
Wilson Santiago Burgos,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025 -
While other European countries are closing their borders, Spain is planning to welcome nearly a million migrants over the next three years, through work visa schemes and the granting of residence permits to undocumented workers.—
Gaelle Legrand,
CNBC,
23 Aug. 2025
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Unlike other cooling methods, like the evaporative towers that cool many data centers, the direct-to-chip method using a cooling plate consumes no water.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Aug. 2025
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And for the first time, his mind wasn’t consumed with basketball.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Ukraine's allies have embraced a sequence of establishing a security mechanism before next phases like territory swaps and a bilateral or trilateral meeting involving Putin and Zelenskyy, which Trump has made his public priority.—
Chris Boccia,
ABC News,
23 Aug. 2025
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The brasserie concept also embraces a strong focus on the grill, with many standout dishes cooked on the Josper.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Eat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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