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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
Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
This is fed by an ongoing cultural disconnect between emotional and physical pain.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Avid local music fan Kyle Matteson, who goes by @solace on social media, saw the post pop up on his Facebook feed.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Wood Mackenzie research found that rising gas and LNG prices will start feeding into the region’s power prices in the second quarter of the year, with Singapore — where gas accounts for 85% of generation capacity — and the Philippines likely to experience the earliest effects.
—Chloé Farand, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
This is fed by an ongoing cultural disconnect between emotional and physical pain.
—Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
Users have reported problems with the app, website and feed, preventing them from posting or sharing content.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
Avid local music fan Kyle Matteson, who goes by @solace on social media, saw the post pop up on his Facebook feed.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feed
Verb
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Rollins, 62, lives in Cabrini’s two-story row houses, the only buildings that survive, though most of them are boarded up.—
Mary Schmich,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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In the decade before the Goodtime’s opening, the street was plagued by vacant and boarded-up storefronts, said Daniel Ciraldo, former longtime executive director of the Miami Design Preservation League.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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These answers are provided here to allow candidates to speak directly to our readers.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Jeff co-created the Competing Values Framework and developed the Innovation Code and Innovation Genome methodologies which provide organizations with practical tools to reconcile competing priorities and drive breakthrough performance.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
21 Mar. 2026
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For many years, the Rushes had an annual tradition of eating at Wintzell's Oyster House before riding in the local Mardi Gras parade.—
SYDNEY PAGE THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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Prosecutors said a potential motive for Gary's murder was hate – illustrated by how Austin left his father's corpse in these woods to be eaten.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Food & beverage Located just off the lobby entrance, Versante Hearth and Bar serves as both the hotel’s anchor and sporty social hub, open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and evening drinks.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 Mar. 2026
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No more worrying about whether my teeth are wine-stained at dinner and no reason to feel guilty about that second (or third) espresso hit.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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That’s one reason many people feel lighter when eating yogurt mid-morning, at lunch, or as part of a daytime meal, rather than late at night.—
Jahnavi Rapaka,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2026
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The treatment was effective in different diabetes models, significantly reducing blood sugar spikes after meals with just one dose per day.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Although many of the above restaurants offer vegetarian selections, some downtown spots cater specifically to non-meat-eaters.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Instawork, the company that hired Arciga and more than 50 others like him that day, has historically been an employment agency, catering largely to stadiums, hotels and kitchens that need temporary workers.—
NILESH CHRISTOPHER LOS ANGELES TIMES,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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While there is already scrambling in the diesel market, and diesel prices have reacted even more violently as compared to crude and even gasoline to the upside, the market is still relatively well supplied for the short-term.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Desalination, the process of creating drinkable water from seawater, is critical to supplying water across Israel and many of Iran’s Gulf neighbors.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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Seated to my right at the communal banquet table Sunday was 23-year-old Grace Oddie-James, without doubt a star-in-the-making who made an immediate impression in Simon Stone’s adaptation of The Lady from the Sea at the Bridge Theatre last fall.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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Chamber to host 10th Civility Day The Gary Chamber of Commerce will host the 10th Annual World Civility Day with a student event and banquet April 9, according to a release.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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