1
as in boards
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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2
as in provides
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 eats
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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as in dinners
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
the company barbecue was an elaborate feed that was enlivened by country music and dancing
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as in meals
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
after soccer practice we were all ready for a hot shower and a satisfying feed
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Recent Examples of feeds
JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
This results in a predictably dread-inducing sequence in which Teddy rushes to his mother's long-term care facility and feeds antifreeze into her IV line, killing her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
So will Mornings With Ridge and Frost be a more traditional TV show or closer to social media feeds that younger audiences may be more attuned to?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The species feeds by relying on symbiotic bacteria to break down fats inside the bones of large vertebrates, like whales.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
This species feeds on a wide variety of plants.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
On the floor of their tiny makeshift home in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, her mother Fatima Begum feeds Sofiya by rubbing her gums with a food paste designed to treat severe malnutrition.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The potential flaw is another prompt injection attack, where a hacker secretly feeds a malicious prompt to an AI chatbot, which might include loading a dangerous website or viewing a user’s email.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Her organization already feeds 5,000 families a month and expects thousands more if Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lapse in November.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Social media feeds can lead people toward the dark side with negative content or content that can diminish self-esteem.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Judging by her enthusiasm on this night, not to mention her social media feeds, Vonn seems to be enjoying her 40s.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Teens can’t follow or be followed by accounts that repeatedly share inappropriate material, and any existing connections will be severed, blocking comments, messages and visibility in feeds.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Platforms will rush to release AI-native creative tools, give them away, fill feeds, and monetize the engagement loop with ads.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Prediction markets have different data needs than sportsbooks, and the NHL has different feeds for various buyers.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Every October, breast cancer awareness campaigns fill our feeds with pink ribbons, fundraising walks and survivor stories.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
Overharvesting and pollution with sediments, sewage, and fertilizer have mounted ever since the 1700s, a century after the first English settlement, Jamestown, was established on the James River that feeds into the bay.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
This results in a predictably dread-inducing sequence in which Teddy rushes to his mother's long-term care facility and feeds antifreeze into her IV line, killing her.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
So will Mornings With Ridge and Frost be a more traditional TV show or closer to social media feeds that younger audiences may be more attuned to?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
The species feeds by relying on symbiotic bacteria to break down fats inside the bones of large vertebrates, like whales.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
This species feeds on a wide variety of plants.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
On the floor of their tiny makeshift home in a refugee camp in Bangladesh, her mother Fatima Begum feeds Sofiya by rubbing her gums with a food paste designed to treat severe malnutrition.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
The potential flaw is another prompt injection attack, where a hacker secretly feeds a malicious prompt to an AI chatbot, which might include loading a dangerous website or viewing a user’s email.
—PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Her organization already feeds 5,000 families a month and expects thousands more if Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lapse in November.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
The subscription offering also includes access to live feeds from the field, an extensive video-on-demand library and several internet-native show formats.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Social media feeds can lead people toward the dark side with negative content or content that can diminish self-esteem.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Judging by her enthusiasm on this night, not to mention her social media feeds, Vonn seems to be enjoying her 40s.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
Teens can’t follow or be followed by accounts that repeatedly share inappropriate material, and any existing connections will be severed, blocking comments, messages and visibility in feeds.
—Larry Magid, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Platforms will rush to release AI-native creative tools, give them away, fill feeds, and monetize the engagement loop with ads.
—Victor Riparbelli, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Prediction markets have different data needs than sportsbooks, and the NHL has different feeds for various buyers.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Every October, breast cancer awareness campaigns fill our feeds with pink ribbons, fundraising walks and survivor stories.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state.
—John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeds
Verb
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Once Lo boards the boat, though, things get weird fast.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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When Lo boards the yacht, she’s soon met by a murderer’s row of, well, maybe actual murderers!—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The program provides as much as $298 monthly for a single person to $1,756 for a family of eight.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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The company has previously said that producing in the Asian nation provides a 25-percent cost advantage when stacked against its production efforts in the Central America region.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In the bad ending, Fettel takes her child and eats her to absorb her power.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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In an average week, a SNAP beneficiary eats seven cans of food, according to the Can Manufacturers Institute.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Originally designed for athletes, the staple style is as comfortable and easy to wear as it is polished — and Julianne Moore just showed us the simplest way to dress up a classic black sweater for dinners, work, or events this season.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Expect the restaurant to host dining experiences, educational events, themed dinners and weekend brunch.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since its founding, the organization has delivered over 72 million meals in total and has committed to eliminating elder hunger in New York City by 2040.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Try to eat breakfast soon after waking, keep mealtimes regular, and avoid heavy meals right before bed.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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It’s not lost on her that investors, mostly men, didn’t see the potential in her business that caters primarily to women.—
Jennifer Liu
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
20 Sep. 2025
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This choice caters directly to the needs of a cloud-first AI world and eases the integration of the new offering into existing infrastructure.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Article 1 of the Constitution specifically gives Congress the power to declare war.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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Billed as an action crime drama, which gives a magical realism twist to a real-life figure.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s a variety of seating types, including leather armchairs, lounge chairs, and banquets, each with USB and USB-C ports nearby.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
29 Oct. 2025
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Beyond bridal style at royal weddings, British royal women typically only break out tiaras for the most formal occasions, such as state banquets.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Feeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeds. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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