as in consumes
to take in as food
after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy
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The gifts will also be used to assess how the public consumes the content.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026 -
There's a lot of discussion on the Hill on this right now, and there's concern about high healthcare prices, which consumes nearly one in $5 spent in the United States.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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But the truth is that Juicy eats her lunch.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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Commenters on the clip compared his creation to a recent discussion about how Jeff Daniels eats a sandwich.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Tucks (away or in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tucks%20%28away%20or%20in%29. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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