victuals

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verb

present tense third-person singular of victual

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victuals
Verb
  • The optimism also feeds into how Coach is thinking about younger consumers.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Gelatin holds the mixture together and feeds the growing cells, while sand supplies structural mass.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Most markets skip plastic bags, and plenty of vendors run cash-only or tack on a card fee that eats into your savings.
    Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The current eats the sacrificial metal instead of the bridge.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Nobody boards the bus expecting to become an accounting entry.
    Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Susana Cabrera, Founder of SC Growth Counsel, helps CEOs and boards pressure-test high-stakes decisions before committing capital.
    Susana Cabrera, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Jordan Clarkson, New York Clarkson rebirthed his career in New York as a role-playing bench wing who feasts on offensive boards (no, really) and plays more defense than the Utah version.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.
    Claire Messud, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Victuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victuals. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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