tucked (away or in)

verb

past tense of tuck (away or in)
as in consumed
to take in as food after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tucked (away or in)
  1. consumed
  2. ate
  3. put away
Verb
  • As she becomes consumed with finding out who Morris Burke is, grief gives way to an increasingly obsessive search.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Include the agent or capability ID so finance can trace spend to what consumed it.
    — Alec Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of consumed
Verb
  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of ate
Verb
  • Reset The Car By the end of the week, there’s probably a bit of clutter still sitting in your car that needs to be put away, too.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Jason Wright threw for a touchdown and ran for another but also had two interceptions as the Bulls (2-2) had trouble putting away the Colonials (2-2).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of put away
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“Tucked (away or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tucked%20%28away%20or%20in%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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