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as in boards
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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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
Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
This easy breakfast recipe feeds 12 with no need for standing over the stove or flipping.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
The Pro model also feeds into Logitech’s broader room-intelligence ambitions.
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
Each deployment feeds new plant imagery back into the system, strengthening its ability to detect and classify plants across diverse environments.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Grass, of course, feeds on sunlight, so maintaining it indoors has been a challenge.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The content engine that feeds the rest of the company.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Year-old Hotel Willa (from $225 a night) takes a DIY approach with its thermal circuit and also feeds guests’ creative sides with art programming and an on-site gallery.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
Florida agriculture feeds our families when few other states can.
—George Landrith, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
The administration’s official social-media feeds pump out far-right xenophobic memes and celebrate deportations with ASMR videos of undocumented immigrants in shackles.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
However, your interest in reading design magazines and scrolling feeds of beautiful homes is true.
—Talia Argondezzi, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
With more and more international travelers headed to Japan—2025 was a record year for tourism—and social media feeds flooded with videos from Hokkaido and snapshots of slope-side katsu curry and ramen, the temptation to fly across the world to ski is heightened.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
At least, that’s how Maren Nævdal, 27, remembers it — and has seen it on her social feeds in recent days.
—Pavan Mahal, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meta in response stopped including news links in users’ feeds, while Google agreed to pay about $73 million a year.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Some watched short-form videos while others thumbed through their feeds, pausing every so often to tap a like on a post.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
An important change under the TikTok USDS joint venture, however, is that Oracle will oversee any changes to a licensed copy of TikTok’s algorithm, which determines what ultimately shows up in everyone’s scrolling feeds.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
Indeed, the homogenization of taste, caused in part by streaming platforms, social media feeds and online algorithms, means that people – even VICs, for all their wealth – often want the same things.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
This easy breakfast recipe feeds 12 with no need for standing over the stove or flipping.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2026
The Pro model also feeds into Logitech’s broader room-intelligence ambitions.
—New Atlas, 4 Feb. 2026
Each deployment feeds new plant imagery back into the system, strengthening its ability to detect and classify plants across diverse environments.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Grass, of course, feeds on sunlight, so maintaining it indoors has been a challenge.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The content engine that feeds the rest of the company.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Feb. 2026
Year-old Hotel Willa (from $225 a night) takes a DIY approach with its thermal circuit and also feeds guests’ creative sides with art programming and an on-site gallery.
—Jen Murphy, Outside, 1 Feb. 2026
Florida agriculture feeds our families when few other states can.
—George Landrith, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
The crew received additional live feeds from a smaller Providence drone operated by UAV Aerosystems.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
The administration’s official social-media feeds pump out far-right xenophobic memes and celebrate deportations with ASMR videos of undocumented immigrants in shackles.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
However, your interest in reading design magazines and scrolling feeds of beautiful homes is true.
—Talia Argondezzi, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026
With more and more international travelers headed to Japan—2025 was a record year for tourism—and social media feeds flooded with videos from Hokkaido and snapshots of slope-side katsu curry and ramen, the temptation to fly across the world to ski is heightened.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 1 Feb. 2026
At least, that’s how Maren Nævdal, 27, remembers it — and has seen it on her social feeds in recent days.
—Pavan Mahal, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
Meta in response stopped including news links in users’ feeds, while Google agreed to pay about $73 million a year.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Some watched short-form videos while others thumbed through their feeds, pausing every so often to tap a like on a post.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
An important change under the TikTok USDS joint venture, however, is that Oracle will oversee any changes to a licensed copy of TikTok’s algorithm, which determines what ultimately shows up in everyone’s scrolling feeds.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeds
Verb
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This group typically boards the aircraft last.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2026
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Because if the current streak issues continue, Minnesota could start to run away with second place in the division before anyone even boards a plane to Milan.—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Here is a selection of data points that provides a glance at Cincinnati.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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The franchise that provides cooking classes to adults and children received approval for a Class M liquor license at Thursday’s meeting.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There’s the direct cost of the raises, but also the related growth of the city’s pension shortfall, which increasingly eats further into the budget, as reported by the U-T’s Garrick.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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But no need to call in the food critics this year—the Golden Globes eats seemed to pass the taste test.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Austin is offering everything from la Madeleine’s chocolate-strawberry bakery boards to Azul’s candlelit rooftop cabanas, including intimate prix-fixe dinners and playful donut boat adventures.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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The private beachfront dinners that include four courses plus beverage service served at a table surrounded by lanterns, facing the ocean.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Inmates were served oatmeal and frozen meals, and employees were told to give them just one blanket, multiple sources said.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Gastrobar is the central bar and serves meals at any time of the day.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey made the rounds Wednesday at a mall that caters primarily to the Somali population.—
Rob Kuznia,
CNN Money,
7 Dec. 2025
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Rebolloso said that the plaza, which caters predominantly to the Hispanic community, is usually bustling.—
Armando Garcia,
ABC News,
18 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Directly across from the hotel, guests can walk to a lift that gives them immediate access to Andermatt’s 112 miles of slopes—enough to keep you fully immersed in the winter wonderland for days on end.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Align with what actually uplevels you, not what confirms bias, is rage bait, or just gives a dopamine hit.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Our timetable promised close-up encounters with Shakespeare’s Folio and Kafka’s manuscripts, art classes, classical recitals, after-hours banquets in museums.—
Richard Godwin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club celebrates with fireworks, talent shows, banquets and performances leading up to, and after, the prediction.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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