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)
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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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The consistent overproduction of milk is the reason federal dietary guidelines recommend that adults consume three cups of dairy per day, as well as why half-pint milk cartons are a mainstay of the nation’s school cafeterias.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
2 May 2025
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Additionally, the study of chemical isotopes — variants of carbon and nitrogen that reflect plant or animal proteins consumed — from a bone sample taken from the mummy’s spine revealed a high-quality diet based on grain and a large proportion of meat.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 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 9 May. 2025.
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