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Recent Examples of hand-feed
The animals have transitioned from being hand-fed to exhibiting natural pack behaviors, including hunting on their own, with Remus taking on a more Alpha role amongst them.
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Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Ali Baba’s Farm offers a hands-on experience—where little ones can hand-feed fluffy goats and cuddle baby bunnies beneath shady olive trees.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
They were captured by Capt. Cyrus Alvah Eastman, who hand-fed the sea lions fish throughout their weeklong train journey to Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Animal encounters allow a more up-close look at some of your favorite critters, such as hand-feeding a bison or touching a rhino.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
As outlined in the Shark Reef Marine Reserve fact sheet, during dive experiences here, visitors can crouch behind a small wall while sharks are hand-fed or given tuna heads dropped from a plastic bin.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
There are unique adventures that include painting alongside a sea lion, swimming with dolphins, and hand-feeding giant tarpon.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
The Bronx Zoo ornithologists pioneered the technique over 40 years ago, using a similar mechanism to hand-feed Andean condor chicks in 1981.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025
The puppies went to one foster home, where they were hand-fed every few hours.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Ali Baba’s Farm offers a hands-on experience—where little ones can hand-feed fluffy goats and cuddle baby bunnies beneath shady olive trees.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
They were captured by Capt. Cyrus Alvah Eastman, who hand-fed the sea lions fish throughout their weeklong train journey to Chicago.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
Animal encounters allow a more up-close look at some of your favorite critters, such as hand-feeding a bison or touching a rhino.
—Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 10 July 2025
As outlined in the Shark Reef Marine Reserve fact sheet, during dive experiences here, visitors can crouch behind a small wall while sharks are hand-fed or given tuna heads dropped from a plastic bin.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
There are unique adventures that include painting alongside a sea lion, swimming with dolphins, and hand-feeding giant tarpon.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
The Bronx Zoo ornithologists pioneered the technique over 40 years ago, using a similar mechanism to hand-feed Andean condor chicks in 1981.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 1 May 2025
The puppies went to one foster home, where they were hand-fed every few hours.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hand-feed
Verb
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Schedule feeding can lead to overfeeding or underfeeding which can cause uncomfortable sensations for the baby such as painful gas (and the crying associated with it), difficulty sleeping, and never feeling truly full.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Parents,
7 July 2025
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The court heard during the case in 2023 that Letby attacked babies in her care by administering air into their blood and stomachs, overfeeding them with milk, physically assaulting them, and poisoning them with insulin.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
Verb
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That court order stems from a legal action that the Southern Center brought against Sheriff Franklin’s predecessor, Greg Bartlett, who had been underfeeding inmates while taking $212,000 in food money for his personal use.—
WALT BOGDANICH and GRACE ASHFORD,
New York Times,
14 Dec. 2017
Verb
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That might not have been enough to fatten her real estate portfolio in Kenya.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
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Although around 100 bears arrive at Brooks River every year to fatten up, only 11 are featured in the 2025 Fat Bear Week.—
Gloria Dickie,
Outside,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Authorities were provided photos showing the baby with a tape over her mouth and a video of the mom allegedly force-feeding the baby, the arrest report alleges.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Made from the fatty liver of a duck or goose, most foie gras production faces accusations of force-feeding the animals.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The historic gems that fill his Paris home are enough; his appetite is sated.—
Jazmine Hughes,
Robb Report,
9 Oct. 2025
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Six years later, he was assigned to be a pastor at a church in Bay Ridge, where the pews, once occupied by Norwegian immigrants, were filling up with Arab Christians, many of them Palestinian exiles.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Hand-feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hand-feed. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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