partaking (of)

verb

present participle of partake (of)
as in eating
to take in as food anyone planning to partake of the vegetarian meal needs to sign up for it beforehand

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partaking (of)
  1. eating
  2. consuming
  3. putting away
Verb
  • The average rent in Spain has almost doubled in the last decade, eating into household budgets and upsetting voters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
  • To see whether eating less explained these effects, the researchers compared the drug with a diet that reduced food by the same amount.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of eating
Verb
  • About 44% of GLP-1 users report consuming more functional beverages, according to EY-Parthenon's third annual survey of more than 3,600 current or former GLP-1 users.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Thus far, the value has sat with the companies selling AI infrastructure, not the enterprises consuming the technology.
    — Adam Dumey, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of consuming
Verb
  • Jukes contributed some muscle late, putting away three kills after McAuley trailed 20-19 in the first game and two more after McAuley held a 21-18 lead in the second game.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Clear these areas by putting away anything that does not need to be out.
    — Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of putting away
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“Partaking (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partaking%20%28of%29. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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