1
as in boarding
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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2
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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3
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
But feeding the emotional layer is exactly what keeps manipulation alive.
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Shadé Zahrai, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Using detailed stellar fingerprints, the study reveals that this 13-billion-year-old cluster is slowly being torn apart by the galaxy’s gravity, feeding stars into the surrounding bulge at a measurable rate.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
As with most of us who choose food-centric lives, the act of eating, and thinking and writing about eating, becomes about much more than feeding ourselves.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
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Shadé Zahrai, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2026
Using detailed stellar fingerprints, the study reveals that this 13-billion-year-old cluster is slowly being torn apart by the galaxy’s gravity, feeding stars into the surrounding bulge at a measurable rate.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
As with most of us who choose food-centric lives, the act of eating, and thinking and writing about eating, becomes about much more than feeding ourselves.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
How Often To Clean Your Dishwasher Food gradually accumulates and collects in spots like the drain, spray arms, and baskets, feeding mold and bacteria and reducing the flow of water.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeding
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Once the option becomes available, travelers who have lost their identification or do not have an acceptable form of ID will be able to verify their identity through TSA ConfirmID before boarding domestic flights.—
Maykel Gonzalez,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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Just as data from a local weather app suggests packing a light jacket or boarding up your windows, public health data should help Americans live longer, healthier lives with practical, local, community-specific insights.—
Deborah L. Birx,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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Equipment needs and operational enhancements are being actively addressed through the current city budget process, reflecting our ongoing commitment to providing excellent service to our community.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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EngineAI confirmed that its production models are powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor, providing up to 2000 TOPS of AI compute, along with a 360-degree LiDAR perception system.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Jan. 2026
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Whether lounging in white wicker rocking chairs or eating outside off wrought iron tables, some patio furniture will always be reminiscent of her.—
Shea Simmons,
Southern Living,
12 Jan. 2026
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In search of evidence Doctors kept asking Nicole what Hannah had been eating in the months leading up to her hospital stay.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The Exchange Located in an old bank building in DTSB, The Exchange is one of South Bend’s only late-night bars catering squarely to the non-student crowd.—
Sarah Cahalan,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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The event will include African drumming by Ojumire Charleston and catering by Chef Autumn Bentley.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The launches follow Lumus supplying the waveguide used in Meta Ray-Ban Display AR glasses in 2025, a deal that demonstrated both optical performance and mass manufacturability of geometric waveguides.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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The United Arab Emirates has been accused by human rights groups of directly supplying the RSF with weaponry, an allegation the country strongly denied, while Saudi Arabia and Egypt have allied with the SAF.—
ByGuy Davies,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Western governments have imposed sanctions on her in the past for her part in sustaining Maduro’s administration.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Puig first tore the ACL in his left knee in the Western Conference final in 2024, assisting on the game’s only goal after sustaining the injury.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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If Carolina is thinking about the big picture, giving Coker the extra year, perhaps valued as a first- or second-round tender, is just getting ahead of a formality.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Luckily, Madewell is giving us something to celebrate this season with a surprise sale on cold-weather clothing essentials with prices starting as low as $20.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeding. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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