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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Verb
  • Tens of millions of years ago, an apex predator resembling a giant crocodile stalked the humid freshwater floodplains of southern Patagonia.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Violence has stalked us for generations.
    Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Bergert was chased early as the Royals lost 10-2 to the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2025
  • An interesting take because for the most part, the USA chased the game, particularly in the first half.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • If an alpha wolfs out under a full moon, they get stuck in that form forever and are doomed to be hunted and killed by their fellow werewolves.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Pre-settlement estimates put the statewide black bear population at 50,000, but the species was hunted to near-extinction by the 1930s in what was once known as the Bear State.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 4 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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