as in consumes
to take in as food
after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy
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Reading respects our time; video consumes it.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Cooling systems account for up to 40% of a data center’s power consumption and an average midsized data center consumes more than 35,000 gallons of water per day.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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But no need to call in the food critics this year—the Golden Globes eats seemed to pass the taste test.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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But everybody eats…from the drug dealers down on the corner to the CEOs of companies.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 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 23 Jan. 2026.
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