feeds (on, upon, or off)

verb

present tense third-person singular of feed (on, upon, or off)
as in stalks
to seize and eat (something) as prey the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeds (on, upon, or off)
  1. stalks
  2. chases
  3. hunts
  4. destroys
Verb
  • The returnees have strained local communities, many of which already have scant resources in a country where poverty is rife and malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • The movie is set in a 13th-century English village and follows the townspeople as a mysterious, folkloric creature stalks their village.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Definition of stalks
Verb
  • Denny Hamlin, who was born in nearby Tampa, chases the best finish of his 21-year career.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The Textbook Case The R&D tax credit rewards work that chases something new or improved, leans on real engineering, begins with technical uncertainty and resolves it through experimentation.
    — Anna Meadows, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of chases
Verb
  • Steve Brusatte is a paleontologist who hunts and writes about dinosaurs.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 31 July 2026
  • Any python-nabbing excursion requires adequate prep work to ensure everyone stays safe—and actually hunts the proper animals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of hunts
Verb
  • Alas the aforementioned entity has invaded MJ’s mind, if not body, and destroys any idea that this passionate moment was actually real.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Rescue comes from a Ukrainian fighter jet, known as Ghost, that destroys the tanks from above.
    — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of destroys
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“Feeds (on, upon, or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feeds%20%28on%2C%20upon%2C%20or%20off%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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