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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The states welcoming private nuclear innovation are already building the answer, and when supply grows, costs come down.—
Iulia Lupse,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026 -
Doug Vikser Manhattan Beach The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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By 2030, American data centers alone are projected to consume more electricity than all of the country’s steel, aluminum, cement and chemical production combined.—
Iulia Lupse,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Over time, Price says anger consumed her.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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When cable television eventually was embraced by Hollywood and Wall Street, Turner bragged about having gotten there first.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Football, too, was brought to colonies by conquerors, only to be embraced by the conquered and remade anew.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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“Eat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat%20%28up%29. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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