as in consumes
to take in as food
anyone planning to partake of the vegetarian meal needs to sign up for it beforehand
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If someone consumes more sugar than is needed, it is stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Understanding chemical reactions and material properties consumes about a third of US national lab supercomputer time.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Historically, recent college students have centered their post-grad lives on landing a job in big cities like New York City and Los Angeles that promise a lively lifestyle and often higher starting salaries (although the high cost of living quickly eats into that).—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Spaniard eats, sleeps and breathes this fest.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Partakes (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partakes%20%28of%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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