as in food
substances intended to be eaten
there are some good eats at the buffet table
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as in consumes
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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as in erodes
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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as in dines
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind
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Recent Examples of eats
Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Housing eats 25% to 35% of an American paycheck.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Dornan eats a popsicle and blows a bubble from a piece of blue chewing gum, but that’s not the only playful piece.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
That means at most tables across the country, at least one person is scrolling, texting or checking notifications while everyone else eats.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
But the truth is that Juicy eats her lunch.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
Commenters on the clip compared his creation to a recent discussion about how Jeff Daniels eats a sandwich.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Nobody eats Taco Bell to soothe their belly.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
The internet was quick to criticize, with some speculating whether the CEO even eats McDonald's.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Well, a pig is an animal that eats its own feces.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Housing eats 25% to 35% of an American paycheck.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026
Dornan eats a popsicle and blows a bubble from a piece of blue chewing gum, but that’s not the only playful piece.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026
That means at most tables across the country, at least one person is scrolling, texting or checking notifications while everyone else eats.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
But the truth is that Juicy eats her lunch.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2026
Commenters on the clip compared his creation to a recent discussion about how Jeff Daniels eats a sandwich.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Nobody eats Taco Bell to soothe their belly.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
The internet was quick to criticize, with some speculating whether the CEO even eats McDonald's.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats
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Biofuels are also increasingly being used to power heavy transport, including aviation, which consumes about 8% of oil globally and where electrification remains a distant dream, while a push is underway to expand biofuel usage in shipping, responsible for about 7% of global oil consumption.—
Nithin Coca,
semafor.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Flowering consumes a lot of plant energy, and stems that are blooming won’t root well.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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Others warned holding funding flat without hearing the district’s needs erodes trust and leaves key decisions about staffing, resources and student support happening without transparency.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Apr. 2026
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Inflation erodes the coin’s buying power every year.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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Every guest after the first 100 who dines in from Saturday through Monday can get a buy one, get one beef pepper rice.—
Zacharia Washington,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Complimentary valet is available for anyone who dines at Toro Toro before or after a screening.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Or when Reggie purposefully annoys Arthur by having his son, Carmelo (Jalyn Hall), practice with his a cappella group in Arthur’s editing suite, a move that demonstrates the increasingly teasing affection between Arthur and Reggie.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
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From her experience, the grasshopper drawing attention in Arizona devours everything in its path, whereas the chapulín is tied to greener environments and specific crops, such as cornfields, alfalfa, and squash leaves.—
Nadia Cantú,
AZCentral.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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But May also routinely devours Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and jazz albums from Miles Davis.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Critically, each feeding polyp sends its food to a common digestive system, so the entire colony feeds as one unified organism.—
Samantha Agate,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2026
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Those feeding polyps have tentacles and stinging cells that trap plankton, then send food to a common digestive system so the entire colony feeds as one.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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None of that, nor the fact Beckham missed all of 2025, bothers Harbaugh.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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Even if their own tax bill is manageable, the idea that the wealthy are underpaying — or that the government is wasting their dollars — bothers many.—
Linley Sanders,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Castor Oil Castor oil irritates the digestive system of the moles and makes the soil less inviting to them.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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Weed pollen typically irritates people in the late summer and early fall.—
Seth Jacobson,
wickedlocal.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Eats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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