RAVENED Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

ravened

verb

past tense of raven

as in devoured

to swallow or eat greedily the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped

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Apocalyptic footage shows a Canadian train crew trapped in their locomotive as it’s devoured by a wildfire.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
It had been pulled into the river and devoured by an enormous crocodile.

— Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 8 July 2026

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Dangers from wildfire smoke Smoke is made up of tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into a person's lungs and even enter the bloodstream.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 16 July 2026
Wildfire smoke contains noxious or poisonous gases and particulate matter, tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into the lungs, affecting people with respiratory problems, says the Environmental Protection Agency.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 16 July 2026

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McClintock’s colleagues, obsessed with scientific reductionism, scoffed at her near-spiritual dedication to understanding organismal biology in its fullness and complexity.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
During Truist’s quarterly earnings call in April, Rogers scoffed at a Bloomberg report that the bank could potentially be a target for an acquisition by Citi.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026

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Imagine you’re crammed inside a 40-foot-tall wooden horse with 20 other guys on a beach.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 16 July 2026
All that and Muppets will be crammed into an 11-minute set curated by Martin on behalf of the anti-poverty group Global Citizen, which is producing this unprecedented musical interlude.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

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