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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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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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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
ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
Scheana Shay and Dixie D'Amelio are happy to help out at the Los Angeles Mission Easter event to feed Skid Row in Los Angeles on April 2.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
In addition to hiring ambassadors, money will also go toward adding staffers in the security operations center, which collects feeds from more than 2,000 cameras, and security guards who are typically law enforcement.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Released by OpenAI in 2024, SimpleQA is essentially a list of more than 4,000 questions with verifiable answers that can be fed into an AI.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026
Scheana Shay and Dixie D'Amelio are happy to help out at the Los Angeles Mission Easter event to feed Skid Row in Los Angeles on April 2.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Everyone helps cut grasses in the fall and build towering piles of it on the village’s barns for winter feed.
—Magdalena Stawkowski, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
In addition to hiring ambassadors, money will also go toward adding staffers in the security operations center, which collects feeds from more than 2,000 cameras, and security guards who are typically law enforcement.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feed
Verb
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The only lockers with equipment left in them belonged to Alexandre Carrier and Noah Dobson, the team’s only two right-shot defencemen, two players who were clearly not boarding that flight the team’s equipment staff was preparing for.—
Arpon Basu,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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After boarding near the Havana Bay Tunnel in Old Havana, passengers endure a rattling journey through the darkness of the underwater passage.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Ivery explained that the estimates are provided by the NFL and historical data.—
Ricky Sayer,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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My family spent many weekend mornings here, but during the pandemic, my husband and I would occasionally get fancy takeout food and cocktails and eat at one of the private picnic tables by the light of a camping lantern.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Hennessy said that eating too much of any nutrient risks causing unwanted side effects.—
Rich Bellis,
NBC news,
11 Apr. 2026
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In millions of American homes, while parents were making dinner or paying bills, their kids were in another room scrolling social media and talking to chatbots.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
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Cap off your trip with dinner in The Gulch, an upscale dining and shopping hub.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Transform everyday meals into flavorful creations with Gustus Vitae seasoning sets.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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That means intentional slow breathing, a hot bath, staying hydrated, and eating balanced meals.—
Maggie Ryan,
Flow Space,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Certain business ideas, such as freelance writing, are much more conducive to being done from home than a wedding catering business.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Artfarm, the Wirths’ hospitality and development company, also owns the nearby Invercauld Arms hotel, which will be turned into a collection of self-catering apartments and a wellness center.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2026
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Making a little go a long way As cinnabar was costly, the client had to purchase and supply it.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Apr. 2026
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About 80% of its oil flowed through the Strait of Hormuz, and Qatar had been supplying a quarter of its LNG.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Reportedly, this came to a head recently, during the state banquet welcoming the Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the First Lady.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
12 Apr. 2026
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The award normally is presented at the end of the postseason basketball banquet.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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