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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  • These calls -- known as swatting -- panicked at least a dozen schools as police rush to campuses, chasing phantom threats with many of them being racially motivated and targeting historically Black colleges and universities.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • To be sure, more mutual fund companies are going to be chasing those assets on the precipice of a huge decision from the Securities and Exchange Commission which could allow every asset management company to offer an ETF share class of their funds.
    Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Advertisement While Gaal steels herself, the force that’s stalked her visions finally arrives, stepping into view with the certainty of someone who’s already seen the ending.
    JP Mangalindan, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Though she was ultimately cleared when Kendra pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking a minor in 2022, the teen's life was never the same.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • While details are still forthcoming about Robinson’s background and motive, both of his parents have Utah hunting licenses.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • This is because finding a world with the right atmosphere, chemistry, and geological activity is like hunting for a cosmic needle in a haystack, and this is why the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has been such a struggle.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 13 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 18 Sep. 2025.

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