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
Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Because of that, Moody’s has taken a number of downward ratings actions against producers, because the oversupply eats away at margins and the capacity to pay debt is eroding.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
An unbothered gray cat eats while resting on a kitchen mat, not having yet noticed the still cucumber behind his tail.
—Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
Each child accompanied by a parent eats for free on Monday nights.
—Joe Marusak
march 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
However, symptoms are mild for most if a pet only eats a small amount.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Luckily, symptoms will most likely be mild for most if your pet only eats a small amount.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
And this thing called artificial intelligence shows up and eats your lunch.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Seeing a former flame with someone else brings out a jealous bitterness that eats at Lou, which is hard not to relate to as a millennial audience member with a heart.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
For anyone who eats outdoors along Miami-Dade’s coastline, the findings offer a new way to understand the gulls circling overhead.
—Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
Because of that, Moody’s has taken a number of downward ratings actions against producers, because the oversupply eats away at margins and the capacity to pay debt is eroding.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026
An unbothered gray cat eats while resting on a kitchen mat, not having yet noticed the still cucumber behind his tail.
—Andrés Muedano, JSTOR Daily, 25 Mar. 2026
Each child accompanied by a parent eats for free on Monday nights.
—Joe Marusak
march 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
However, symptoms are mild for most if a pet only eats a small amount.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Luckily, symptoms will most likely be mild for most if your pet only eats a small amount.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Mar. 2026
And this thing called artificial intelligence shows up and eats your lunch.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Seeing a former flame with someone else brings out a jealous bitterness that eats at Lou, which is hard not to relate to as a millennial audience member with a heart.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats
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About 20% of the oil that the world consumes every day travels via the Strait of Hormuz, which runs along part of Iran’s coast.—
Freddie Clayton,
NBC news,
21 Mar. 2026
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South Pars accounts for about 70% of the gas Iran consumes, Ira Joseph, a senior research associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, told ABC News.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The flow around the spacecraft erodes the surface, and particles get ejected as a constant stream.—
Julian Dossett,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Trust erodes not just in technology, but in leadership’s ability to steer it responsibly.—
Keith Ferrazzi,
Fortune,
19 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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Anthony says one set of regulars, a Texas family with their own plane, flies into the nearby airport, dines, and then heads home.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2026
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Think of something that annoys you, connect it to masculinity by adding bro, and proceed as though that bro were a category of person.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 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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Security feeds and traffic cameras have helped guide some of the most audacious targeted killings in modern history.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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Why This Matters Beyond Marine Biology This work feeds directly into two larger initiatives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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His approach is to look at what bothers that person the most.—
Kaicey Baylor,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The political rhetoric aimed at ridiculing Canada bothers Johnson.—
Jeanne Bonner,
CNN Money,
16 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2026.
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