as in to eat
to take in as food
after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy
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Their children don't eat enough and have lost weight, Welch said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
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Such a partial bypass of the hydropower turbines delivers water cold enough to keep non-native bass from breeding and then eating threatened humpback chubs.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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That will add hours to those flights and consume additional fuel, adding to the costs airlines will have to absorb.—
CARA RUBINSKY,
Arkansas Online,
1 Mar. 2026
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Now, these spikes, where this one lady said 55,000 gallons were being consumed by her property.—
Ted Scouten,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Commit to putting away only the laundry, say, not cleaning the entire room.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But Porter made two early shots in the second half before his critical stretch put away the Cardinals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Tuck (away or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuck%20%28away%20or%20in%29. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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