as in consumed
to take in as food
after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy
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The paleo diet is an eating approach based on foods believed to have been consumed before modern agriculture.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
20 Apr. 2026 -
For her, having consumed little but state media for the past decade, the victory of Péter Magyar was not cause for joy, but for crippling fear.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2026
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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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Don't put away those winter coats just yet.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Passengers aboard an Etihad flight out of Abu Dhabi were ordered by crew members to put away their cameras when a flight was evacuated before takeoff during a missile alert.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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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 22 Apr. 2026.
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