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
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Cool-season grasses like Kentucky bluegrass, tall fescue, and perennial ryegrass have the most active growth during fall, so feeding during September or October means the grass roots will absorb fertilizer well.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
9 Oct. 2025
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Researchers used census data to analyze the sociodemographic makeup of the communities near feeding operations.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Another problem is the chipmunks and squirrels, who will dig up and eat your bulbs.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Halloween's iconic Candy Corn Each year, over 35 million pounds – or about 9 billion pieces – of candy corn are produced, according to the National Confectioners Association and most are eaten around Halloween.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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West Coasters don’t need to board a cross-country flight to enjoy a picture-perfect autumnal weekend.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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Emergency and medical staff then reportedly boarded the plane.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Meghan, 44, Harry, 41, and Williams, 44, all dined at New York's Soho House.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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This is an elevated, but approachable, dining experience awash in Texas hospitality.—
Kristen Tribe,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Enabling Zero Trust authentication, access and authorization for agents requires rethinking how identity is modeled, provisioned and governed across the full life cycle.—
Eric Olden,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Victual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victual. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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