FEED (ON, UPON, OR OFF) Synonyms: 11 Similar Words

feed (on, upon, or off)

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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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Could the left groin tightness that chased Blake Snell from his last start after an inning linger into the postseason?

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
There are playbooks, touchdowns, running, passing and players chasing each other all over the field.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

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The South Korean government has launched an app which allows victims of stalking offences to be notified if their stalker comes within range.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
The Sacramento woman was killed last Tuesday by a man who had stalked her for months, according to authorities.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Election officials insist the vote will be secure even as Trump escalates efforts to reshape how Americans cast ballots, from hunting for noncitizen voters to curbing mail voting through court fights.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
The effort, part of a bug-hunting program, was the latest in a series of cybersecurity breaches aided in large part by fast-developing AI technology, The Wall Street Journal noted.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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