fed (on, upon, or off)

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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  • Lierz stayed at the truck and glassed the pronghorn while Zutterman stalked slowly and quietly to the animal.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Neighbors who spoke with Fox 5 and WABC alleged that one of the girls was being stalked by the teen suspect for months, and that her friend just happened to be with her when the driver mowed them down.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Security guards quickly chased after the man while Ne-Yo continued his performance.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The former chased the latter all afternoon and generated the plotline everyone on the terraces came for.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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  • But at night, he was described as a sadistic killer who hunted for victims, offering to take their photograph before killing them.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Bob Lee, a New Yorker who has spent many months on safari and who has hunted over most of Africa, is a gun nut of the most desperate kind.
    Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2025
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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 6 Oct. 2025.

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