1
as in devours
to destroy all trace of
massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest
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as in spends
to make complete use of
the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on
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as in eats
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consumes
By studying how the human brain processes this information, the researchers hope to unlock the secrets of efficiency that consumes a significantly smaller amount of energy.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Additionally, someone who uses it occasionally may not face the same risks as someone who consumes it daily.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The engine consumes 5,000 to 10,000 gallons of fuel per day, and its emissions must conform to California’s air quality standards.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
When work consumes time and energy, people will begin to define themselves based on their job.
—Alliance Manchester Business School, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Spotify users will be able to set lossless audio listening — which consumes more bandwidth — for Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, as well as downloads for offline listening.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
By some estimates, each midsize data center consumes as much water as 1,000 households.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Recycling foil helps reduce waste and minimizes the demand for raw aluminum production, a process that consumes about 95% more energy than recycling existing aluminum and generates significant greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
But the intrigue consumes him totally, leading to troubles at work and on the home front with his wife (Cobie Smulders) and young son.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Additionally, someone who uses it occasionally may not face the same risks as someone who consumes it daily.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The engine consumes 5,000 to 10,000 gallons of fuel per day, and its emissions must conform to California’s air quality standards.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
When work consumes time and energy, people will begin to define themselves based on their job.
—Alliance Manchester Business School, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Spotify users will be able to set lossless audio listening — which consumes more bandwidth — for Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, as well as downloads for offline listening.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
By some estimates, each midsize data center consumes as much water as 1,000 households.
—Rodrique Ngowi, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Recycling foil helps reduce waste and minimizes the demand for raw aluminum production, a process that consumes about 95% more energy than recycling existing aluminum and generates significant greenhouse gas emissions like carbon dioxide.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
But the intrigue consumes him totally, leading to troubles at work and on the home front with his wife (Cobie Smulders) and young son.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumes
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And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even as the gyre devours the sun.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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North Carolina spends less on mental health and offers less access to care than most states — a gap highlighted after a woman was fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s Blue Line by a man with an alleged history of mental illness.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Sep. 2025
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About 1 in 3 renters in the Los Angeles metro area spends 50% or more of their post-tax household income on rent.—
Stan Oklobdzija,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Most days Di Giacomo eats 147 grams of protein and 321 grams of carbs.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over time this eats away at your confidence and cause even the most talented and ambitious of entrepreneurs to play small rather than expand.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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They filter lymph fluid, which drains from tissues, trapping and destroying germs, cancer cells, and other harmful material.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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Comparison drains clarity—your power lies in authenticity, not algorithms.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The whole ordeal exhausts the mother turtle.—
Taylor Hagood,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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The idea of festivals just exhausts me.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The result is not just one exhausted employee, but a system that steadily depletes its people.—
Sandro da Silva,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, an iron-core collapse supernova happens after a star more than 10 times our sun’s mass finally depletes all its fuel and subsequently collapses into a neutron star or black hole.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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Other fruit juices, including apple and citrus ones like orange, may also affect how your body absorbs and processes certain blood pressure medications, said David Maron, MD, a cardiologist with the Preventive Cardiology Clinic at Stanford Medicine.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
18 Sep. 2025
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After testing, our top overall pick is La Roche-Posay’s Hyalu B5 Serum because it’s recommended by dermatologists, feels extremely lightweight, and absorbs quickly.—
Danielle Cohen,
Glamour,
18 Sep. 2025
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Deadly flooding devastates South Asia Almost 400 people have died in Pakistan after flash floods brought destruction throughout the country’s north.—
Semafor Staff,
semafor.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Illness devastates the novel’s humble, endearing protagonist, who bravely crosses class boundaries in her enthralling search for peace.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Consumes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumes. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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