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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ravened
  1. devoured
  2. inhaled
  3. gulped
  4. scoffed
  5. crammed
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  • Here are the best of the hundreds of novels King fans have devoured for decades.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 21 Oct. 2026
  • If the demons find out about her power, she will be devoured.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of devoured
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  • Severity depends on the amount of bacteria that’s inhaled, the strain that’s involved and individual susceptibility, Vanrompay says.
    — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Apparently Robyn is the only one who has inhaled enough fresh air to recognize the friction.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of inhaled
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of gulped
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  • Which might explain why some have scoffed the film’s designation as a documentary.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Trump scoffed at questions about affordability, insisting that they'd been caused by Biden, who left office more than two years ago.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of scoffed
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  • While today’s cinema listings are crammed with sequels and remakes, with the watching experience couched in discourse and then discourse about the discourse, the best ’90s films were for the most part true originals.
    — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • This 1478 piece set is essentially two dioramas crammed into a single display piece.
    — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of crammed
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“Ravened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravened. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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