as in consumed
to take in as food
after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy
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For weeks, the community of Westminster, Colorado, had been consumed by the disappearance of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, who had vanished earlier that month while walking to school.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025 -
Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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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
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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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“Tucked (away or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tucked%20%28away%20or%20in%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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