1
as in to devour
to destroy all trace of
massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest
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2
as in to spend
to make complete use of
the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on
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3
as in to eat
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consume
Researchers have been trying for years to determine how many microplastic particles humans ingest when consuming everything from seafood to beer to honey.
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Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
About 40 percent of Americans regularly consume sugar substitutes.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Pivetta has consumed 140-180 innings each of the past four years.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
While food safety recalls often focus on bacterial contamination, broken glass presents an immediate physical hazard that can result in cuts or injuries before the product is even consumed.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
About 40 percent of Americans regularly consume sugar substitutes.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Pivetta has consumed 140-180 innings each of the past four years.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
While food safety recalls often focus on bacterial contamination, broken glass presents an immediate physical hazard that can result in cuts or injuries before the product is even consumed.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consume
Verb
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Dislodged aphids rarely find their way back up and are often devoured by spiders and ground beetles.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
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For decades, they were cast as invasive predators in American dining, displacing or devouring the small restaurants that came before.—
Meghan McCarron Phil Donohue,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Ripp is originally a linebacker but spent parts of last year playing edge.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Consumers have been optimizing their spending for years, Thomas said, by making smart decisions to have the ability to still spend, particularly on discretionary items.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 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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This spot for soccer fans offers lots of pub fare to eat and drink.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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Until then, the negative effects of import taxes such as rising unemployment and a slowing economy will drain trillions of dollars from the revenues the administration hopes to raise.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Former President Joe Biden drained the reserve of more than 40% of its capacity when gas prices reached record highs, averaging more than $5 a gallon across the U.S. in June 2022.—
Dan McCaleb | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Justin Champagnie hit a 3-pointer, the Heat had a backcourt violation and then Carrington ruined Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s 40-point game by dropping this dagger on him.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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They will be exhausted after Grandma wrangling for 4 hours.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Officers must make life-or-death decisions while exhausted, both physically and emotionally.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Purdy put his reporter’s hat back on and dug up that the 38 S. Fifth St. house — which would have sat in the plaza just south of the city council chambers — was demolished after an arson fire damaged it beyond repair.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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In Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, residents said the Israeli military demolished more homes in the city, which has all come under Israeli control in the past days in what Israeli leaders said was an expansion of security zones in Gaza to put more pressure on Hamas to release remaining hostages.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2025
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This form of creatine is less bioavailable than creatine monohydrate, meaning your body doesn't absorb it as well.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
17 Apr. 2025
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Because when so many Americans are tightening grocery budgets, scaling back meals, and absorbing the daily drip of scarcity, a pass that promises a burger a day doesn’t feel indulgent.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Consume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consume. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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