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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
Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
By happenstance, the high risk report was released just as a scandal was erupting in Minnesota over widespread fraud in a program meant to keep children fed during the pandemic.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Newer machines, by contrast, often use payout systems that tie claw strength to how much money has been fed into the game, meaning the claw only reaches full strength after the operator’s preset threshold is met.
—Anna Rahmanan, thehustle.co, 9 Jan. 2026
On a terrific shift in the offensive zone, the B’s continually forced turnovers until Kuraly fed Mason Lohrei up high.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Too many Angelenos, often unintentionally or due to ignorance, had fed coyotes.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Dixon has coached and tutored and fed and housed him.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The dogs were well fed and heavy on the weight.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Located in its app, the Watch tab now features a feed of vertical video stories, though they are editorially curated rather than algorithmically fed, at least for now.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Chris Kreider’s diagonal pass connected with Jackson LaCombe, who immediately fed the puck to an unmarked Poehling for an easy conversion.
—Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
By happenstance, the high risk report was released just as a scandal was erupting in Minnesota over widespread fraud in a program meant to keep children fed during the pandemic.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Newer machines, by contrast, often use payout systems that tie claw strength to how much money has been fed into the game, meaning the claw only reaches full strength after the operator’s preset threshold is met.
—Anna Rahmanan, thehustle.co, 9 Jan. 2026
On a terrific shift in the offensive zone, the B’s continually forced turnovers until Kuraly fed Mason Lohrei up high.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Too many Angelenos, often unintentionally or due to ignorance, had fed coyotes.
—Literary Hub, 8 Jan. 2026
Dixon has coached and tutored and fed and housed him.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
The dogs were well fed and heavy on the weight.
—J.d. Miles, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Located in its app, the Watch tab now features a feed of vertical video stories, though they are editorially curated rather than algorithmically fed, at least for now.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed
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At the airport in Tapachula, the deportees boarded white passenger buses that took them to the parking lot of the city's Olympic soccer stadium.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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People from the Kansas City area who boarded the ship are highlighted on posters hanging on the walls next to artifacts like fragments of a first-class curtain, a door handle and a White Star Line envelope.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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The business also provided hobbyists with a place to talk about home brewing and meet other people with the same interest.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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The spokesperson said information about how utilities are calculated is provided to residents.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 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 tracker doesn’t distinguish between delays and cancellations caused by the FAA’s cuts and other factors, but the number of cancellations is several times higher than on previous days of the week.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Nov. 2025
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Friday, online flight tracker FlightAware reported 11 cancellations and 49 delays at SMF.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Before the lecture, there will be a community dinner catered by Viewpoint Brewing Co.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The financing for these investments could be catered for insurance capital.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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The Indianapolis International Airport averages about 143 commercial flights a day in November, according to data supplied by the airport.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
7 Nov. 2025
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The peaches were used to make the salsas produced by both manufacturers and supplied to Kroger locations.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Jackie Gleason, Ed Sullivan, Connie Francis, Henny Youngman, Walter Matthau and Don Rickles were some of the performers who dined there.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Terriers hung at the zoo for five hours, walked on Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach, dipped their toes in the sand and dined at a downtown San Diego restaurant.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Dec. 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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“Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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