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
Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Everyone eats the same meal, including the teachers, and the guests, who may be surprised that the children have cleared their plates of these vegetables.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 14 June 2026
In the third episode of the Hulu series, a character eats seafood to impress a woman, despite having a severe life-threatening allergy.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Along with the Pride Month cocktails, Tipsy Putt offers a menu of local beers, mixed drinks, and bar eats like tacos and wings.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
The screwworm is actually a fly larva that eats living flesh instead of dead material.
—Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 9 June 2026
But the White House’s mixed messages on tariffs has made farmers skittish, and the resurgence of a parasite that eats their animals alive may only make things worse.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
McGinniss watches and lives and eats with the team, painting enchanting portraits of the team hierarchy at work over many-course meals.
—Leander Schaerlaeckens
june 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The screwworm is actually a fly, which produces a larva that eats live flesh instead of dead material.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Verb
The average American eats about 18 pounds of ice cream, or about 4 gallons, each year, according to the IDFA.
—Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Everyone eats the same meal, including the teachers, and the guests, who may be surprised that the children have cleared their plates of these vegetables.
—Adam Yamaguchi, CBS News, 14 June 2026
In the third episode of the Hulu series, a character eats seafood to impress a woman, despite having a severe life-threatening allergy.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Along with the Pride Month cocktails, Tipsy Putt offers a menu of local beers, mixed drinks, and bar eats like tacos and wings.
—Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
The screwworm is actually a fly larva that eats living flesh instead of dead material.
—Jeffrey Collins, Fortune, 9 June 2026
But the White House’s mixed messages on tariffs has made farmers skittish, and the resurgence of a parasite that eats their animals alive may only make things worse.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
McGinniss watches and lives and eats with the team, painting enchanting portraits of the team hierarchy at work over many-course meals.
—Leander Schaerlaeckens
june 8, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
The screwworm is actually a fly, which produces a larva that eats live flesh instead of dead material.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats
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All in all, the researchers estimated their new device consumes at most one-tenth the power of current state-of-the-art electronic neuromorphic hardware.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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Every inefficient query consumes additional compute resources.—
Chhandomay Mandal,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Performance can remain visible even while relational health erodes.—
Britton Bloch,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Multiple groups complained that the amendment erodes CPUC’s oversight authority, unfairly benefits big companies such as A&T and would lead to a host of potential problems hurting customers in rural as well as urban areas.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 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,
17 June 2026
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One of the more common ways bear encounters escalate is when an off-leash dog runs toward a bear, annoys it, and then comes sprinting back to its owner with an angry predator in pursuit.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.—
Allison Mais,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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This feeds directly into a retraining loop, continuously improving outputs.—
Anshul Gupta,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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From the textures of Old San Juan’s architecture to the rhythm of everyday life in its streets, the city constantly feeds my imagination.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 June 2026
Verb
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People can decide for themselves whether Wembanyama’s anthem conduct bothers them.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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But one Iowa departure bothers Ferentz the most, and that’s defensive tackle Noah Shannon.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
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If someone is in your life long enough, they’re bound to do something that irritates you—and you’re bound to do something that irritates them.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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Elsa’s inquisitive presence almost instantly irritates Amalia, as the latter refuses to simply acquiesce to her relentless quizzing.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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“Eats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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