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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1
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
Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Fear, like anxiety, often feeds on isolation, so the stronger your community, the better.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
The recommendations Amazon feeds consumers are based on consumers’ specific browsing history, shopping behavior and preferences, the company said.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Magnussen stars as recently widowed and recovering alcoholic Sheriff Red, who launches an investigation as locals begin turning up murdered and dismembered one by one, discovering that the monster feeds on the blood alcohol content of its victims.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The Walmart Thanksgiving meal basket costs less than $4 per person and feeds 10 people.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
But the real competition for attention was moving elsewhere — to feeds and timelines, where fame was measured not by box office totals but by followers.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Litter is used for fertilizer in the watershed, and phosphorus from litter feeds algae in the river, the court has ruled.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
According to her, the zoo takes the palatable trees removed from the preserve — dogwood, sumac, elm, mulberry, and boxelder — and feeds them to a variety of zoo animals, including gorillas, elephants, and giraffes.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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
For Facebook, Doctorow writes, this meant changing the feeds that users saw.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Philips Avent natural response bottles follow your baby’s natural drinking rhythm for easy, full feeds.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Videos and broadcast feeds showed Palestinian prisoners on buses exiting a prison in southern Israel.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
This is in line with findings from previous studies conducted by other organizations exploring the role of algorithms in children’s social media feeds.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
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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
Fear, like anxiety, often feeds on isolation, so the stronger your community, the better.
—Sarah Durn, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
The recommendations Amazon feeds consumers are based on consumers’ specific browsing history, shopping behavior and preferences, the company said.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Magnussen stars as recently widowed and recovering alcoholic Sheriff Red, who launches an investigation as locals begin turning up murdered and dismembered one by one, discovering that the monster feeds on the blood alcohol content of its victims.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
The Walmart Thanksgiving meal basket costs less than $4 per person and feeds 10 people.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
But the real competition for attention was moving elsewhere — to feeds and timelines, where fame was measured not by box office totals but by followers.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Litter is used for fertilizer in the watershed, and phosphorus from litter feeds algae in the river, the court has ruled.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
According to her, the zoo takes the palatable trees removed from the preserve — dogwood, sumac, elm, mulberry, and boxelder — and feeds them to a variety of zoo animals, including gorillas, elephants, and giraffes.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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
For Facebook, Doctorow writes, this meant changing the feeds that users saw.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Philips Avent natural response bottles follow your baby’s natural drinking rhythm for easy, full feeds.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2025
Videos and broadcast feeds showed Palestinian prisoners on buses exiting a prison in southern Israel.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
This is in line with findings from previous studies conducted by other organizations exploring the role of algorithms in children’s social media feeds.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeds
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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
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Target leans back towards DEI Target last week highlighted its partnership with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs that provides education and other services to Black founders of small businesses.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Upcycling solid wastes This technique provides a versatile, scalable, and efficient strategy for upcycling solid wastes into high-performance materials for environmental and energy catalysis, as per the study.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The logic was that whichever company won the delivery wars would have access to a potential consumer base of everyone who eats.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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Right-wing figures have fixated on how Mamdani eats rice with his fingers, which is how it's traditionally eaten where his family originates in India.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
26 Oct. 2025
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Guests staying at Villa Beatrice get 24/7 access to a butler, who can arrange private dinners, shopping experiences at designer boutiques (Louis Vuitton and Pucci among them), lounge chairs and umbrellas at Bagni Fiore, and much more.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
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Where guests from around the world previously enjoyed state dinners now stands piles of debris.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Earlier, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said SNAP benefit payments in November could not be funded using other funding approved by Congress as this would mean taking that cash away from school meals and infant formula grants.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately, Taylor Farms is bringing quality to convenience in the food industry by showing that ready-to-eat meals can be fresh, nutritious, and sustainably produced.—
William Jones,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 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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The old nonprofit marketing playbook of mailers, banquets and visionary appeals no longer works on its own.—
Yuriy Boyechko,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Belgian sapphire tiara has seen many state banquets hosted by British royal family.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Feeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeds. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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