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as in to board
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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2
as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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3
as in to eat
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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1
as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
the company barbecue was an elaborate feed that was enlivened by country music and dancing
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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
after soccer practice we were all ready for a hot shower and a satisfying feed
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Recent Examples of feed
Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
Charity Sepsis Alliance warns that any child under the age of 2 months displaying symptoms like difficulty breathing, difficulty rousing, difficulty feeding, a high fever or symptoms of meningitis, should seek medical assistance immediately.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
While Swift is expected to share more details about the album, including a potential release date, on the podcast first, debuting at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday, any information will quickly make its way onto social media, whether via New Heights’ channels or fan feeds.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
But Martin worries about increasingly less snowpack to feed the river as the climate gets warmer.
—Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
Charity Sepsis Alliance warns that any child under the age of 2 months displaying symptoms like difficulty breathing, difficulty rousing, difficulty feeding, a high fever or symptoms of meningitis, should seek medical assistance immediately.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
The episode will drop on YouTube, which will contain a full video feed of the podcast episode.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2025
While Swift is expected to share more details about the album, including a potential release date, on the podcast first, debuting at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday, any information will quickly make its way onto social media, whether via New Heights’ channels or fan feeds.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
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Following the strike, the aircraft returned to the gate, and passengers deplaned and boarded another aircraft, FlightAware data shows.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Two days later, Cindy, husband Arshdeep Singh, and six other children boarded a flight bound for India and did not return.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Fiber connections provide fast and reliable service, often preferred for households with many devices or heavy streaming and gaming use.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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These conditions provide opportunities to deepen customer trust and capture market share while others scramble.—
Ryan Mallory,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This spot for soccer fans offers lots of pub fare to eat and drink.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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But the nonstop murder is keeping Hutch from making it home in time for dinner, away from his kids, and being around in general.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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This was an important belief for me because my diet was the epitome of lousy eating habits that included bacon and eggs for breakfast, fast food for lunch, a big slab of meat for dinner, and snacks of all shapes and sizes throughout the day in copious amounts.—
Bryant Stamford,
The Courier-Journal,
14 Aug. 2025
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Though there’s a long and understandable tradition of chefs phoning in the breakfast shift and focusing their energy on dinner, this year was dominated by restaurants approaching the morning meal with excitement and creativity.—
Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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There was no Aristotelian arc in this meal, no central main dish.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This advantage caters specifically to institutional investors.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Now, nearly a decade later, that early vision of a resort hotel that would cater, first and foremost to the casino’s high rollers, devoted players and out-of-towners, has arrived.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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For personal listening on a phone or digital audio player, V-MODA also supplies a straight 1.5-meter cable.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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Last week its drones struck the Druzhba pipeline that supplies Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia – two EU countries whose governments remain on good terms with Moscow.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
23 Aug. 2025
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The photo by Getty Images' royal photographer Chris Jackson showed the Princess Royal and Sir Tim, 70, standing and smiling together in their finery before the French state banquet at Windsor Castle on July 9.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Instead, the city wants a new hotel at the site of the banquet center.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 July 2025
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“Feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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