fed (on, upon, or off)

Definition of fed (on, upon, or off)next
past tense of feed (on, upon, or off)
as in preyed (on or upon)
to seize and eat (something) as prey the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair

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Verb
  • Knick and Bill stalked a good buck but couldn’t get within range.
    Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • But all of it—the trees, the wildlife, the assemblage of diversity in both life and death through which Jacobs stalked in 1867—all of it was in a last gasp for existence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
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  • Winn then allowed a bases-clearing double to Abrams to tie the game at 3-3, and Daylen Lile gave the Nationals a lead and chased Winn from the game with a soft single to center that scored the final run.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Popov testified that Sibley chased him and punched him in the head.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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  • The buddies have actively hunted for them over the years.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 June 2026
  • Most of episode 8, directed by Andrew DeYoung, follows Patricia (Kate O'Flynn) as she's hunted by the Boogeyman, the masked killer who would get right along with Michael Myers and Jason Voorhees.
    Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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“Fed (on, upon, or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20%28on%2C%20upon%2C%20or%20off%29. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.

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