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as in boarded
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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as in ate
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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Recent Examples of fed
Katie Vogel, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
So was the island sufficiently fed by the end of the finale?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Rent a tube and hop into this spring-fed jewel that stays a refreshing 72 degrees Fahrenheit year-round and let the flow carry you past ancient cypress trees, sunning turtles, and wading birds.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
All activities are observed and analysed by the therapist and fed back to the family.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
The data gathered from these flights is fed into computer models used for predicting the eventual path and intensity of such storms.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Local MCs, even Larsen's mother, read old lyrics, which were combined with old recordings and fed into an AI program.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 17 June 2026
When guesses were successful, the passwords were fed back as seeds to generate still more candidates.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
Many writers have done this before me, but there was an article that struck me where a university fed a machine learning algorithm all their classic pieces of literature, and the AI discovered that there’s only six to seven ways humans tell stories.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 16 June 2026
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Experts warn the vast basin, fed by the murky Tidal Basin and darkened by new paint that warms the water, may never stay algae-free without more drastic measures.
—Katie Vogel, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
So was the island sufficiently fed by the end of the finale?
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Rent a tube and hop into this spring-fed jewel that stays a refreshing 72 degrees Fahrenheit year-round and let the flow carry you past ancient cypress trees, sunning turtles, and wading birds.
—Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2026
All activities are observed and analysed by the therapist and fed back to the family.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 17 June 2026
The data gathered from these flights is fed into computer models used for predicting the eventual path and intensity of such storms.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
Local MCs, even Larsen's mother, read old lyrics, which were combined with old recordings and fed into an AI program.
—Jason Rantala, CBS News, 17 June 2026
When guesses were successful, the passwords were fed back as seeds to generate still more candidates.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
Many writers have done this before me, but there was an article that struck me where a university fed a machine learning algorithm all their classic pieces of literature, and the AI discovered that there’s only six to seven ways humans tell stories.
—Carita Rizzo, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed
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While one in three students nationwide experienced chronic absenteeism during the 2021-2022 academic year, the rate is declining, from up to 30% to roughly 24% by the start of the past school year, according to estimates from the Return 2 Learn tracker reviewed by ABC News.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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The Best AirTag Deal The first-gen Apple AirTag nabbed our Editors' Choice award for the best Bluetooth tracker at the time of its release.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Businesses in Geneva were boarded up and hundreds of riot police were deployed in the streets over concerns about violence.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Having joined Netflix in 2018, Howe boarded the video streaming giant as the Peak TV era got underway with overall deals with Ryan Murphy and Shondaland amid a gold rush for content creators and streamers.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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With a dedicated press corps covering the team, the Football Association provided a swanky workroom for reporters (including those in Kansas City).—
Pete Grathoff
June 14,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
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That trove of information provided a glimpse across thousands of miles between New England and the Caribbean and at depths reaching about 6,500 feet deep.—
Jenny Staletovich,
Sun Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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The team's 33-15 loss gave it a 2-11 record, which is the worst nark in the NFC.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.—
Brandi California,
SPIN,
1 July 2024
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This is a family-centric accommodation with many facilities catered to children, including an expansive water park.—
Deeya Sonalkar,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
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Like many immigrant communities before them, recent arrivals found an economic toehold in food, selling street fare and opening restaurants that initially catered to fellow migrants.—
Ashley Rose Young,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 June 2026
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Investigators determined that Teahan had supplied Windham with the fentanyl that caused his death.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Examples include keeping production lines supplied, coordinating tasks across facilities and preparing workspaces for the next shift.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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In Nuuk, Horn dined multiple times with Pele Broberg, the head of the Naleraq Party.—
Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The pair dined at a Mexican restaurant followed by dessert at a cookie shop.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
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“Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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