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
Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
In an average week, a SNAP beneficiary eats seven cans of food, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Plus, any rodent that eats it may die inside your walls and leave you with a horrible odor.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
One of them eats candy every night before bed.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Right-wing figures have fixated on how Mamdani eats rice with his fingers, which is how it's traditionally eaten where his family originates in India.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
So much of what happens in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is disturbing — in particular, the character of Leatherface, the menacing, basement-dwelling killer who eats people and wears their faces after killing them.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
When someone eats a bowl of Cheerios and milk, their blood sugar levels will increase.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
My family eats my money all the time.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
In the bad ending, Fettel takes her child and eats her to absorb her power.
—Will Borger, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
In an average week, a SNAP beneficiary eats seven cans of food, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025
Plus, any rodent that eats it may die inside your walls and leave you with a horrible odor.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
One of them eats candy every night before bed.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Right-wing figures have fixated on how Mamdani eats rice with his fingers, which is how it's traditionally eaten where his family originates in India.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
So much of what happens in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is disturbing — in particular, the character of Leatherface, the menacing, basement-dwelling killer who eats people and wears their faces after killing them.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
When someone eats a bowl of Cheerios and milk, their blood sugar levels will increase.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
My family eats my money all the time.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats
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However, each conversion step consumes energy, introduces delay, and loses some of the information carried by the original signal.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Light distorts, sound bends; the signal consumes the chamber, turning technology into liturgy.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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For any administration to treat them that way erodes our national security and flies in the face of Congress’ constitutional obligation to oversee matters of war and peace.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
29 Oct. 2025
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When the only people receiving relief are celebrities, political insiders or headline-makers, public confidence erodes.—
Khalil Cumberbatch,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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As Thursday’s episode opens, Carrie dines alone at a futuristic Asian restaurant with robot waiters whizzing past.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Ask yourself what annoys you specifically about that behavior, Davis says.—
NPR,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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There are days when my running annoys my wife, my children, or my colleagues.—
Nicholas Thompson,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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Without virtue, liberty collapses into chaos, and freedom devours itself.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Every revolution devours its children.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Overharvesting and pollution with sediments, sewage, and fertilizer have mounted ever since the 1700s, a century after the first English settlement, Jamestown, was established on the James River that feeds into the bay.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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This results in a predictably dread-inducing sequence in which Teddy rushes to his mother's long-term care facility and feeds antifreeze into her IV line, killing her.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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That’s what bothers me about it.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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During his appearance on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast alongside his The Roses costar Olivia Colman, the 49-year-old actor opened up about what irritates his family members.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Eats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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