fed (on, upon, or off)

verb

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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed (on, upon, or off)
  1. stalked
  2. chased
  3. hunted
Verb
  • Hooper’s film, which finds teens stalked through a carnival by a monstrous lurker, is not very good at all.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Other than the werewolf that has stalked it for nearly a century.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of stalked
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  • Last year, Rich County Sheriff Dale Stacey said detectives had chased reports of sightings across multiple states and urged the public to preserve any photographic or timestamped evidence.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • An officer chased Burch into an apartment complex near Eagle Springs Way and used a Taser on him, police said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of chased
Verb
  • Every man and boy dreamed of killing that old boar, and plenty of work was forgotten by the men who hunted him.
    — Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Before the discovery, scientists had assumed the cat hunted pronghorn on open plains.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of hunted
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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 15 Nov. 2026.

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