1
as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown
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2
as in to eat
to take a meal
that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison
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Recent Examples of victual
Scholars long thought that the capability to construct and victual a watercraft and then navigate it to a distant coast arrived only with advent of agriculture and animal domestication.
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Andrew Lawler, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2018
Andrew Lawler, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victual
Verb
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For developers, that means skipping file browsers in favor of instant API calls that feed data directly into live models.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Results revealed that insects that fed on isoprene leaves showed stunted growth, likely stemming from digestive problems triggered by exposure to the chemical, unlike those that munched on the normal leaves.—
Jay Kakade
June 30,
New Atlas,
30 June 2025
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Lindholm says a few crew members boarded a small rescue boat that launched from the fourth deck.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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So why are travelers shamed for boarding a plane when tourism is not even the main offender?—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Culling from the Food team’s reporting and writing in June, Danielle Dorsey has more suggestions on where to dine right now in Los Angeles.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
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In addition to Vice President JD Vance, a steady stream of high-profile Kid Rock friends have already dined in his new restaurant, according to his social media postings.—
Mackensy Lunsford,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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On iOS, attackers deliver the malware through fake software frameworks or enterprise provisioning profiles, often disguised as legitimate components.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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The culprit could be that the laptop hasn’t been fully provisioned, the external hardware hasn’t been approved by IT or both.—
Daniel Root,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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“Victual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victual. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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