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
  • Fear and dread stalked employees working at the CSCU central office.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • She was stalked and harassed and blamed her ex.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Bo Bichette led off the bottom of the first with a home run against right-hander Zack Littell, and the Mets chased him from the game in the fourth inning.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Officers briefly chased the suspect through Highland Park, but backed off.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • Once bountiful on the American plains, the animal was nearly hunted into extinction by the 1890s.
    Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026
  • The little Hobbits made stone tools and hunted a small species of ancient elephant that lived on the island.
    Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 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 11 May. 2026.

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