as in devouring
to swallow or eat greedily
don't wolf your food or you'll be sick
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This is not New York City in the 1990s but the Santa Fe of today—specifically, devouring tortilla soup and chiles rellenos at Tomasita’s, shopping at Desert Moss Vintage, and admiring the artwork at GF Contemporary, in the town’s gallery district on Canyon Road.—
Ashley Baker,
Air Mail,
16 Aug. 2025 -
Medellín notes that just one species along Mexico’s northern borders numbers up to 30 million individuals, collectively devouring about 300 tons of insects every night.—
Anna Tunkova,
CNN Money,
15 Aug. 2025
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To fill the void, Potato grabbed his dad's shirt and cuddled with it, inhaling the scent of his human.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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Each of his patients—like everyone—is already inhaling, drinking, and eating microplastics just by living in the world.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
25 Aug. 2025
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Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko placed their hands on their knees, gulping in air.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Wolfing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wolfing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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