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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
In 2025 Erin Patterson, a 51-year-old Australian woman, was sentenced to life in prison for murdering three relatives and trying to kill another by intentionally feeding them a beef Wellington that included poisonous fungi in the ingredients.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Lembke holds a degree in sauna studies and has the honor of feeding the furnace at Rajaportti, the oldest public sauna in Finland, which is also in Tampere.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Support your posture by focusing on the chest and strengthening the upper back to help counteract the hunched posture from feeding, picking up, and carrying a baby.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Here are the healthy snacks Japanese parents love feeding their kids.
—Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Lembke holds a degree in sauna studies and has the honor of feeding the furnace at Rajaportti, the oldest public sauna in Finland, which is also in Tampere.
—Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Support your posture by focusing on the chest and strengthening the upper back to help counteract the hunched posture from feeding, picking up, and carrying a baby.
—Hannah Silverman, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Here are the healthy snacks Japanese parents love feeding their kids.
—Michiko Tomioka, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeding
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Before leaving Dilley and boarding a flight to California, the family gathered for a final video call with their lawyer and a reporter.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC news,
19 Feb. 2026
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The church has old newspaper articles that talk about Hines keeping Louisville police from boarding his train and searching for people to bring back to Kentucky.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Defenseman Noah Hanifin added another when his shot got through Mads Sogaard and trickled over the goal line a bit later, providing some breathing room that proved necessary.—
Stephen Whyno,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Some even attract animals and rodents by providing them with shelter.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
15 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, a balanced diet (like the Mediterranean or DASH eating pattern) can reduce blood sugar swings that worsen irritability.—
Hannah Silverman,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, eating fiber helps regulate blood sugar, cholesterol, and digestion, and supports feelings of fullness.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
21 Feb. 2026
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The restaurant also will offer catering.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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In 1979, a socialite friend of Chin’s landed her a gig catering a party thrown by Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad to welcome Sean Connery to town.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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To watch any one of Wiseman’s films is to fall under the spell of a master who used the medium to make the viewer a more empathetic and enlightened person, supplying the pleasure of watching human nature through the perceptive eye of a humorous, unpretentious man with insatiable curiosity.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
16 Feb. 2026
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The states are struggling to find a way to save enough water so that the two largest reservoirs on the river and in the nation — Lakes Mead and Powell — retain water levels capable of producing hydropower and of supplying downstream users in the Lower Basin and Mexico.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
13 Feb. 2026
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Singleton acknowledged that sustaining the coordinated, multi-agency model beyond the World Cup will be difficult once the spotlight fades.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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The breath of air, and the freedom of movement, only reinforce the moral asphyxiation taking place inside—and emphasize the unyielding authority sustaining the city’s public life.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2026
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Staff strike an easy balance, remaining accessible while still giving guests the space to enjoy the area’s quiet and calm.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Again, the Dodgers have talked openly about giving him more days off, because everything with this organization centers on October.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeding. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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