feed off
verb
fed off; feeding off; feeds off
: to gain strength, energy, or support from (something)
She fed off the crowd's enthusiasm.
His anger fed off his jealousy.
We are able to feed off each other's ideas.
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On the positive side, the seaweed mixed with sand helps with dune building, and some marine life feeds off the seaweed.
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Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
New genetic data indicates that cats feeding off the abundant rodents plundering human food stores domesticated themselves for similar reasons around 10,000 years ago.
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Former entertainment lawyer Bob Geary, who had been romantically involved with Verrill, still appears traumatized that a filmmaker would feed off his former partner’s tragedy for entertainment.
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Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 June 2026
New genetic data indicates that cats feeding off the abundant rodents plundering human food stores domesticated themselves for similar reasons around 10,000 years ago.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 10 June 2026
Former entertainment lawyer Bob Geary, who had been romantically involved with Verrill, still appears traumatized that a filmmaker would feed off his former partner’s tragedy for entertainment.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
And Fifa is feeding off of that.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 June 2026
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“Feed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feed%20off. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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