feeding

present participle of feed
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of feeding The berries are great for feeding birds in the winter. Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025 After amending your soil with compost or aged manure before planting, these heavy-feeding plants need an additional side-dressing with a balanced organic fertilizer when their leafy shoots emerge in spring. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025 Core durable goods orders in July were ahead of forecasts , feeding into a modest rise lately in the Citi US Economic Surprise Index, though labor-market readings remain more pressured. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 But the way of feeding them is separating the civilian population from the armed men. Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feeding
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeding
Verb
  • My company is catering lunch today!
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Local barbecue restaurants Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que (+1000), Q39 (+1100) and Jack Stack (+1500) catering the wedding are less popular bets than Ralph Lauren Hospitailty or private estate luxury catering (+260).
    Joseph Hernandez August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • However, advocates say that the two are complementary, with SMRs providing dependable power that can adjust to inherently variable energy sources such as wind and solar power.
    Anna Heim, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Partnerships bitBiome has already found success with a number of partners including Ajinomoto, a Japanese company that has been providing enzymes to the food processing industry for many decades.
    Steven Savage, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In late March, a 3-year-old Leavenworth boy known as EJ fell asleep for the night on a neighbor’s couch after eating grapes.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
  • To support your prostate health, focus on eating healthy fats, fiber, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
    Merve Ceylan, Health, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Freire, now 51, said his sister had been on her way to church to meet other congregation members before boarding a bus to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Tampa.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Just before boarding her flight to Paris, Belly looked over and saw Conrad sitting at the airport, likely waiting for his flight to California.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Ryan Coogler’s 2025 blockbuster, Sinners, Wunmi Mosaku plays a woman named Annie, who makes a living by supplying her neighbors in Clarksdale, Mississippi, with homemade medicinal cures.
    Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Ukrainian and Western governments have accused North Korea of supplying significant amounts of ammunition and troops to support Russia's war, while Kyiv and its NATO backers have identified China as Moscow's prime source of materiel and a vital economic lifeline.
    Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gayot has been a key player in restoring a level of quality to the collection and developing a fresh look to the brand, a balance that’s cool and modern while sustaining the heritage and classic American appeal.
    WWD Staff, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • If the Kingdom locks those reforms in while sustaining a realistic pace on its mega-projects and widening space for constructive debate, the payoff will extend far beyond its borders to a more stable and economically productive Arab region better able to compete in the world.
    Ali Shihabi, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The European Commission said Google favored its own online display services, giving its ad exchange, AdX, a central role in the adtech supply chain.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The YouTube cameras caught Kelce giving some tough love to Taylor, which involved a small head-butt and loud words.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Affordable Care Act in 2010 expanded access to the reviews, but barriers regularly get in the way of the process serving as a true check on insurers.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • With four meats to choose from, each 6-inch sub has fewer than 500 calories, at least 20 grams of protein and a full-serving size of vegetables, according to the sandwich chain.
    Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeding. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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