Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feeds (on, upon, or off)
Verb
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All the while, Narciso’s Judge Brack stalks Hedda with a predator’s stealth.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Angela stalks the flatlands of Odessa in designer heels and diamond chokers.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.—
Andrew S. Brack,
Time,
26 Feb. 2026
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Park chases a slider for a strikeout.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Like most sharks, though, Whitney hunts alone.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
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As a director, Coogler wove all these elements and characters together, not to mention the film’s big bad —the Devil in possession of an Irish rogue (Jack O’Connell) who hunts after the teen character Sammie (Miles Caton).—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Politicizing the panel destroys that function.—
Berkeley Lovelace Jr,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
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In 2024, a team identified the molecular mechanisms behind the microbe that destroys bananas.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 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 1 Mar. 2026.
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