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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
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
From there, Iguaran took a short bus ride to Los Chiles, Costa Rica, where he was fed a meal and slept for seven hours at a migrant shelter.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
To understand how different types of exercise affect metabolism, researchers fed mice a high-fat diet to mimic human obesity and insulin resistance, which are two major risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The sulfur-rich stream, fed by natural springs and winds through the cavern, releases hydrogen sulfide that sustains this unexpected chain of life.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
When researchers treated normal-weight mice with the gene therapy and then fed them a high-fat diet, the mice did not gain weight.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Those experiences fed into their performances, particularly in how Grace and Jackson interact with their young son.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The tremendous gravitational influence of the black hole is ripping apart the star, and its stellar remains are being fed to this cosmic titan — an occurrence scientists call a tidal disruption event, or TDE.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Some states, like Virginia and Louisiana, have declared states of emergency to unlock the funds needed to keep residents fed.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
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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
From there, Iguaran took a short bus ride to Los Chiles, Costa Rica, where he was fed a meal and slept for seven hours at a migrant shelter.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
To understand how different types of exercise affect metabolism, researchers fed mice a high-fat diet to mimic human obesity and insulin resistance, which are two major risk factors for type 2 diabetes.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
The sulfur-rich stream, fed by natural springs and winds through the cavern, releases hydrogen sulfide that sustains this unexpected chain of life.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
When researchers treated normal-weight mice with the gene therapy and then fed them a high-fat diet, the mice did not gain weight.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Those experiences fed into their performances, particularly in how Grace and Jackson interact with their young son.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
The tremendous gravitational influence of the black hole is ripping apart the star, and its stellar remains are being fed to this cosmic titan — an occurrence scientists call a tidal disruption event, or TDE.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Some states, like Virginia and Louisiana, have declared states of emergency to unlock the funds needed to keep residents fed.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 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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Still in its early stages, Montgomery Steppe’s proposal calls for free medical care, including prescription drugs, to be provided to people who lose Medi-Cal benefits or face ineligibility under new rules for Medicaid.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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One possible unifying perspective is provided by computer science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 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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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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She had been left with her 2-year-old twin siblings in the unlocked rental while Kate and Gerry McCann dined with friends at a restaurant 130 feet away.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Later, back on land, the couple dined at a table overlooking the Miami River, noshing on Greek fare and dancing until late night.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 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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The software, which would effectively act like a narc embedded on people’s iPhones, could have unintended consequences, critics said, despite Apple’s assurances that it would be used solely to stop child predators.—
Declan Harty,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2021
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“Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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