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

feed (on, upon, or off)

verb

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 Angels then chased Eovaldi when Logan O’Hoppe walked and Wade Meckler singled, driving in a run as the top of the order came to the plate.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Muse Spark is chasing what Anthropic and OpenAI are already doing for developers accustomed to agentic coding tools, and Muse Spark doesn’t show major improvements in coding over its competitors’ models, according to benchmarks.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of chase

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Flock and police departments argue that the cameras will only be used to investigate serious crimes, but there’re already mounting cases of cops being arrested for using Flock to stalk women.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 July 2026
The returnees have strained local communities, many of which already have scant resources in a country where poverty is rife and malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

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The species—which looks like a strange mix of a dog, zebra, and a kangaroo—was hunted to extinction, largely because European settlers blamed them for attacks on sheep, poultry, and other livestock.

— Taylor Dotson, Scientific American, 10 July 2026
The employee can focus on making a judgment rather than hunting for data.

— Naveen Jayaram, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

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