Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed (on, upon, or off)
Verb
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When two campers in the Colorado backcountry thought they were being stalked by a mountain lion last week, Clear Creek County deputies decided to mount a rescue themselves.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026 -
That series starred Gadd, in an autobiographical role, as a stand-up comedian being stalked by an obsessive fan, played by Jessica Gunning.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Andrés Giménez chased after one above the zone, lifting a shallow fly ball that Teoscar Hernández could corral without allowing a run to score.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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This happens as a person being chased by another person runs up from the street, falls on the sidewalk, gets up, and keeps heading toward the house.—
Steve Karnowski,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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You will be hunted, not the hunter.—
Steven Yablonski,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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These are the same woods where Pocasset native people hunted and gathered food.—
Lynne Sullivan,
The Providence Journal,
28 Mar. 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 Apr. 2026.
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