as in food
substances intended to be eaten
sat down with a plate of hearty victuals and a mug of ale
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1
as in feeds
to provide food or meals for
the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown
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as in eats
to take a meal
that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison
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The app takes data feeds from 3D digital microscopes and other equipment in the operating room and sends it directly to the Vision Pro.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026 -
That data now feeds ongoing hypersonic development across programs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Apr. 2026
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And today the district, which is in charge of the lake’s restoration, regularly harvests thousands of pounds of gizzard shad, a bottom-feeding junk fish that stirs up and eats nutrients on the lake floor.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Every time Forrest eats, his small intestine breaks down the resulting slurry of kibble into glucose and other compounds.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Iván de los Ángeles Arias, a 44-year-old boat pilot, often boards the boat for a five-minute ride across the Bay of Havana, keeping his car at home for emergency use only.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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The pre-vetting process, in practice, looks like virtual previews, FaceTime walkthroughs, and detailed property packages sent before a client ever boards a plane to visit the home, Julian said.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.—
Claire Messud,
Vogue,
8 Jan. 2026
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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
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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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“Victuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victuals. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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