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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
Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
Instead of floating away with the whims of the water column, the microbes that feed on the methane attach themselves to sea animals to remain among the bubbles.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Laura Edelson, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
Dramatic scenes where cars, including Waymo taxis, were set on fire and protesters confronted law enforcement by throwing objects at them have filled social media feeds.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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Pesticides also kill the insects hummingbirds feed on.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2025
Instead of floating away with the whims of the water column, the microbes that feed on the methane attach themselves to sea animals to remain among the bubbles.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 18 June 2025
Noun
Algorithmic feeds are designed to maximize usage, not well-being.
—Laura Edelson, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
Dramatic scenes where cars, including Waymo taxis, were set on fire and protesters confronted law enforcement by throwing objects at them have filled social media feeds.
—Carmen Sesin, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feed
Verb
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Russell Crowe is boarding Amazon MGM Studios and United Artists’ Highlander in the Ramirez mentor role made famous by Sean Connery in the original 1986 movie.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
20 June 2025
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Hammer shared more of his family’s harrowing experience on the social media site X, which included crossing the border into Jordan and flying to Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean Sea, before finally boarding a flight to Florida.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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The firm provides outsourced customer care and back office services to large enterprises, which investors believe will be displaced by generative AI being deployed directly by its customers.—
Ganesh Rao,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
19 June 2025
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The front desk team can provide the number for a local transportation company.—
Kate Lewis,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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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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The ridiculousness of the baby’s involvement in the game becomes even more stark at the candlelit dinner that night.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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The weekend is by no means over, but one extremely private ultra-Venetian venue has been thoroughly and seamlessly enjoyed, on June 26, with a dinner for the couple and their guests at the immense and immensely luxurious Palazzo Brandolini, presiding over the south bank of the Grand Canal.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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In one study, adults who took a vitamin D supplement with a fat-containing meal had a 32% higher absorption rate than adults who took vitamin D with a fat-free meal.6 Zinc: Research shows that zinc supplementation may increase vitamin D levels, reducing the risk of vitamin D deficiency.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
20 June 2025
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At least two or three times a week, Terry can count on a warm meal at the Nourish KC Community Kitchen, which serves 500 people daily.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2025
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The club also caters for amateur runners through its online platform, where members receive workout suggestions, nutrition tips and invites to group runs and races.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
23 June 2025
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That said, a vendor doesn’t get to be the size of Dell Technologies by catering only to early adopters.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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After Belfield was arrested at the airport, Manchester police said he had been charged with murder, conspiracy to murder, manslaughter, conspiracy to rob and conspiracy to supply class A drugs.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
25 June 2025
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The expenditures have already boosted Greece’s relationship with major powers like the U.S. and France, Piccoli said, partly because these nations supply military equipment to Athens.—
Sophie Kiderlin,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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At the 2024-25 end-of-year banquet, Finglass praised the girls who had led the fight for better pay.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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Winners will be announced at the annual awards banquet from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25 at the Oaks Grille in San Vicente Resort, 24157 San Vicente Road.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2025
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“Feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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