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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This could make eating more enjoyable, leading to eating more.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Oct. 2025 -
The video showed dozens of videos and pictures sent to her, all featuring people eating McDonald's fries as a show of solidarity.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff and sewage cause huge algal blooms, and when these algae die and sink, bacteria bloom in turn, consuming so much oxygen that few other organisms survive at lower depths.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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While newborns may only consume around 8-16 ounces of formula per day on average, that amount bumps to an average of 24-40 ounces a day by 6 months of age.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Tampa Bay put away New Orleans with ease to move to 6-2 and gets a bye in Week 9 before a monster stretch of games against New England, Buffalo and the Rams.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
28 Oct. 2025
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With Brown watching from the bench after picking up his fifth foul, the Celtics closed Monday’s game on a 31-4 run to put away the pesky Pelicans.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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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 1 Nov. 2025.
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