TUCKS (AWAY OR IN) Synonyms: 49 Similar Words

tucks (away or in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tuck (away or in)

as in consumes

to take in as food after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy

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Memory maintenance consumes computing resources, and excessive information can overwhelm future sessions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
In this conception of macroeconomics, the economy consists of a massive input-output table where every cell in the matrix is a sector that consumes other cells’ outputs and provides inputs to other producers.

— Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026

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Humans can safely eat them too — be careful and only with the guidance of an experienced forager who eats the first one.

— Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Since one adult doe eats 6 to 10 pounds of forage per day, managing the overall deer population becomes more crucial as winter approaches.

— Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026

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