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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Verb
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The gifts will also be used to assess how the public consumes the content.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026 -
There's a lot of discussion on the Hill on this right now, and there's concern about high healthcare prices, which consumes nearly one in $5 spent in the United States.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Well, a pig is an animal that eats its own feces.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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Housing eats 25% to 35% of an American paycheck.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Partakes (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partakes%20%28of%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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