feed (on, upon, or off)

as in to prey (on or upon)
to seize and eat (something) as prey the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair

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  • The Tigers, however, own a one-game lead and the tiebreaker over the Astros, who are chasing them for the third wild card position.
    Christian Romo, Freep.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The momentum immediately swung back to the Chargers, and the Chiefs chased that point the rest of the night in an eventual loss to start the season.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • That’s when the Boise Police Department began investigating Jonathan Harms, and he was arrested two days later on two felony counts of stalking in the first degree.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The case, which initially appeared to be the tragic end to a stalking situation, revealed how Daniel thoroughly created a false narrative using burner phones and carefully planned digital deception, all while playing the role of a concerned husband.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Owning firearms for hunting, for example, is good cause for storing firearms outside the home.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In this view, the frontier progressed from hunting, to ranching and mining, to farming and industrialization.
    Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Feed (on, upon, or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed%20%28on%2C%20upon%2C%20or%20off%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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