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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Reading respects our time; video consumes it.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Cooling systems account for up to 40% of a data center’s power consumption and an average midsized data center consumes more than 35,000 gallons of water per day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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There’s the direct cost of the raises, but also the related growth of the city’s pension shortfall, which increasingly eats further into the budget, as reported by the U-T’s Garrick.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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But no need to call in the food critics this year—the Golden Globes eats seemed to pass the taste test.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Partakes (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partakes%20%28of%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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