1
as in welcomes
to receive or accept gladly or readily
predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster
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as in consumes
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats (up)
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Israel welcomes home list of 20 living hostages The Israeli government has begun publicly welcoming home the 20 living hostages freed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Urquijo welcomes the competition, stating that such an important endeavor requires several experiments for verification.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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The film’s queerness extends beyond Palmer’s portrayal of out lesbian Emerald Haywood; in addition to being a commentary on the way the entertainment industry consumes us, Nope is also about otherness.—
Samantha Allen,
Them.,
7 Oct. 2025
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Online resale also generates emissions from shipping and packaging, and running massive e-commerce platforms consumes energy, all factors that need to be considered, said Alana James, a fashion professor at Northumbria University.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Over half of the workforce now either accepts or actively embraces AI agents.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Philip Barantini (known for Adolescence) and produced by Barantini, 45, Sheeran, 34 and Emmy Award winner Ben Winston and filmed in New York City, the special embraces the beautiful chaos that is the Big Apple — all filmed in one shot.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Eats (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats%20%28up%29. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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