feed (on, upon, or off)

Definition of feed (on, upon, or off)next
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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  • Fuentes, chased off mainstream platforms, expands and confirms this belief for them.
    Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
  • That chased Lake Creek starter Tripp Riley, a sophomore, and Caden Whitworth came on in relief and promptly induced a double-play comebacker and a popout to center to end the inning.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
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  • But all of it—the trees, the wildlife, the assemblage of diversity in both life and death through which Jacobs stalked in 1867—all of it was in a last gasp for existence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
  • Roger Michael Case, 54, who lives in the 2500 block of Hilfiger Drive, is charged with a Level 5 felony for stalking.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
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  • The film explores the increasingly challenging coexistence of humans with polar bears – the world’s largest land predators – as climate change forces the mammals closer to human settlements to hunt for food, making dangerous encounters unavoidable.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Despite the exponential difference in cost, Ukrainian drones have been used to hunt enemy infantry, target Russian armored vehicles, and strike other Russian targets.
    Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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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 13 Jun. 2026.

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