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
  • Back home, their physically abusive father stalks the shadowy hallways.
    Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
  • While obviously not confirmed, legend holds that a specific ghost stalks the halls of the quaint country retreat.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Next to Pika Pika Paradise is a colorful birthday cake filled with Alcremie, and a Kangaskhan and Dragonite battle as a Fidough chases Eevees nearby.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • One child chases the duck, catches it, and stomps on it repeatedly.
    Abby Dodge, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But while many hiring professionals are concerned about applicants using AI in the process, one leader actually hunts for talent using the tech in application rounds.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That included a pair of hunters named Victor Travis and Raymond Burgess; on the show, Gein hunts them down and murders them with a chainsaw.
    JR Radcliffe, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If the infection is not contained by the body’s immune response, the bacteria destroys lung tissue which can trigger chest pain and coughing up of mucus or blood.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
  • For individual cellular damage, your body either repairs it or destroys the cell and replaces it.
    Big Think, Big Think, 30 Jan. 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 7 Feb. 2026.

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