1
as in boarding
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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as in providing
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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as in eating
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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Recent Examples of feeding
According to the company's official statement, the technique involves feeding code into the model and asking it to review it for errors.
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
Actually, the ants may be doing you a favor by feeding on the excreta from the scale insects.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Quasars are the extremely active supermassive black holes at the heart of some galaxies, furiously feeding on gas that is being shoveled towards their maw, and growing as a result of this voracious feeding.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 June 2026
These are important tools used for both feeding and building their dens and digging for other menu items such as mice, gophers, voles and shrews.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 13 June 2026
Actually, the ants may be doing you a favor by feeding on the excreta from the scale insects.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026
Quasars are the extremely active supermassive black holes at the heart of some galaxies, furiously feeding on gas that is being shoveled towards their maw, and growing as a result of this voracious feeding.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 June 2026
These are important tools used for both feeding and building their dens and digging for other menu items such as mice, gophers, voles and shrews.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeding
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Reviews, consultation videos, treatment photos, and virtual assessments allow people to evaluate clinics long before boarding a flight.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Let passengers exit the train before boarding This rule isn’t unique to Japan, but blocking the door or pushing against the exiting crowd is considered extremely impolite.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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In 2001, food-freedom advocates, including Stewart, successfully petitioned the county to weaken regulations, providing McAfee access to a new pool of customers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Fort Worth police officers and firefighters arrived on scene and began providing medical aid to a man who had suffered a gunshot wound.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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The island, used for both eating (and working), is a vintage Neolt Architetto drafting table.—
Aditi Sharma,
Architectural Digest,
13 June 2026
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Taking a calcium supplement or eating a calcium-heavy meal alongside iron can cut iron absorption by up to 50%, which is why nutritionists suggest separating the two by at least two hours.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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One creator combining these two phenomena — catering to a seeming infinity of niche interests while also showing his face to stay on YouTube’s good side — is Simon Whistler.—
Andrew Zucker,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2026
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Rather than considering Sugarwater in competition with other Juneteenth events, Carrie wants others to think of it as providing people options and perhaps catering to diverse crowds that are within — and also celebrate and are allies to — the Black American electronic community.—
Britt Julious,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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Zuppardi’s has operated a thriving wholesale program, supplying personal-sized frozen pizzas to supermarkets, bars and breweries in Connecticut as well as to pizza connoisseurs across the country, the city noted in a statement.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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The company said the move doesn't change its commitment to supplying its customers.—
CJ Haddad,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Investigators determined the victim was Edgar Carlos Garcia, then 39, of Mexico, who died after sustaining fatal injuries during an altercation that took place inside the warehouse.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2026
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After spending months helping immigrant families weather the economic fallout of federal immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities, Smitten Kitten is asking the community for help sustaining itself.—
Ray Campos,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The inventory risk is real, but oil bulls are giving the problem too much weight, Dwivedi argues.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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An orphaned owl at a rescue center in New York has adopted the role of a foster parent, nursing two orphaned baby owlets and giving them parental love.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeding. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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