EATS (UP) Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

eats (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of eat (up)

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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Brian Gotta San Diego The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The real highlight of this theater is their special programming, which regularly welcomes film history to walk their narrow aisles.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

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Jongmin Lee, a quantum sensing scientist at SNL, has been working to build an extremely small version of this device, one that consumes very little power and can be used in the field.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Throughout our conversation, Angelyne adds ice cubes to the bowl, swirls it with a spoon, and consumes it like gazpacho.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

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Cinematographer Robert Kolodny’s camera watches from afar as Ryan embraces his pal out in an open field, providing comfort and consolation in this hour of need.

— Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2026
Three fires that occurred between 1918 and 1936 put an end to all that, and nowadays the island embraces a much slower mindset.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

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