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as in catered
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
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
While human trials are still needed, scientists in China found that rats fed a high-fat diet lost about 17% of their body weight when given the edible microbeads.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Far from ending quickly, the outbreak in West Texas lasted from January to August and fed a measles surge that spread to 41 states—the country’s worst since 1992.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2025
So his recent absence from public view provoked all sorts of speculation – fed by social media algorithms that promoted conspiracy theories and complete nonsense to huge numbers of people.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The Calendar section, and surely Variety to a smaller but much more substantive collection of industry insiders, fed Hollywood and broad excitement about it.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Its terrible cost will echo down through the generations—for Palestinians, for Israelis, for all of us whose countries silently watched or actively fed the machinery of genocide.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Not long ago, Holland joined us to talk about some books that have fed his thinking on community—its influence on making art and its entanglement with themes of care and progress.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
To an extent, the growing desperation of Gaza’s civilians has fed public opposition to Hamas.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
The pens were covered by grass and leaves in the shade for a few days while the voles were fed before their release into the wild, according to the video.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
While human trials are still needed, scientists in China found that rats fed a high-fat diet lost about 17% of their body weight when given the edible microbeads.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Far from ending quickly, the outbreak in West Texas lasted from January to August and fed a measles surge that spread to 41 states—the country’s worst since 1992.
—Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2025
So his recent absence from public view provoked all sorts of speculation – fed by social media algorithms that promoted conspiracy theories and complete nonsense to huge numbers of people.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
The Calendar section, and surely Variety to a smaller but much more substantive collection of industry insiders, fed Hollywood and broad excitement about it.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Its terrible cost will echo down through the generations—for Palestinians, for Israelis, for all of us whose countries silently watched or actively fed the machinery of genocide.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Not long ago, Holland joined us to talk about some books that have fed his thinking on community—its influence on making art and its entanglement with themes of care and progress.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
To an extent, the growing desperation of Gaza’s civilians has fed public opposition to Hamas.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed
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So all of his advice is catered towards me.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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At the beginning the library catered mostly to priests-in-training and required two references from the members of the clergy to reserve a room.—
Margarita Gokun Silver,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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It’s been a long road, but one that has provided him with a chance to remain at the MLB level — and to pitch in the biggest games.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Days after the hearing, the leader of the Pentagon's office to investigate UFOs provided testimony of his own refuting some of the claims.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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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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When the Kansas City Chiefs boarded a United Airlines flight to Brazil on Wednesday, most players dressed for comfort for the more than 11-hour trip, function over fashion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sean Penn has boarded Marianna Brennand’s debut fiction feature Manas as executive producer.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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It's supplied in a compact 30-ml syringe and can be quickly applied in the field before a patient bleeds out, a risk responsible for more than 35% of all prehospital deaths.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Brooks, who was granted the right to again represent himself in April, has not reached out to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about his plans after his former attorney supplied him with a reporter's contact information.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Never has such an extraordinary collection of intellectual heft gathered in the White House since Thomas Jefferson dined—oh never mind.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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On her actual birthday, the group dined at Salon Tropical, known for its top-tier seafood and Colombian staples.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
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The four other occupants of the vehicle sustained nonfatal injuries and were treated on scene and at local hospitals, according to police.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Dabrowski sustained the same injury in February of this year.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The rise of low-cost airlines like Ryanair and easyJet, along with the widespread adoption of the internet and operators like Airbnb, gave consumers the confidence to book their own flights and accommodation and create their own trips.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Neidorff and his wife donated an additional $124,000 to Newsom’s 2022 reelection campaign while Centene itself gave Newsom $32,400.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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