feeds (on, upon, or off)

Definition of feeds (on, upon, or off)next
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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Verb
  • In You Dreamed of Empires (2024), the emperor Moctezuma stalks his palace in 1519 Tenochtitlan—today’s Mexico City—in a fog of psychedelic-induced delirium, glammed-out like an Aztec David Bowie.
    Anderson Tepper, Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Not sure which stalks to buy or how to store them?
    Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Or do coaches even matter and everyone just chases the bag?
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Both trials — one in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the other in Los Angeles — pointed to the struggles Meta has faced to adequately police Facebook and Instagram, which remain the primary cash engines as the company chases Google, OpenAI and Anthropic in artificial intelligence.
    Ari Levy, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This new film stars Alan Ritchson as an Army Ranger who while on a training mission comes across a deadly machine that relentlessly hunts him and his peers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Like most sharks, though, Whitney hunts alone.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Rototilling also destroys earthworms and the critical beneficial microbes that interact with plant roots to keep them healthy.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Because scarring alopecia destroys the hair follicles, the resulting hair loss is permanent.
    Rebecca Strong, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
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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 10 Apr. 2026.

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