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as in consuming
to destroy all trace of
a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island
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as in spending
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food
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Recent Examples of devouring
CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Kelson sees the fragments of the individual left in this person the virus has turned into a brain-devouring behemoth and wonders at them.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026
Fellow center Luka Garza, who got off to a slow start, is devouring rebounds and has solidified himself as a reliable backup.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The dastardly delicious reality show, The Traitors, is back with a vengeance for its fourth season, and my mom and I are devouring every episode while rapid-fire texting each other from our respective couches in Cleveland and Los Angeles.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Newsom spent more than a week in practice, reading his script off teleprompters, off and on, and devouring its content, the insider says.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Hollywood can’t get enough of their breakthrough act and fans are devouring every piece of content that emerges as a result.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
One room held a sculpture of a lion devouring an antelope.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
The series is technically a prequel to 2017's It and 2019's It Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
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Matias Cid, a 25-year-old student who lives in Penco, described fast-moving flames burning through the night and devouring homes.
—CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
Kelson sees the fragments of the individual left in this person the virus has turned into a brain-devouring behemoth and wonders at them.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2026
Fellow center Luka Garza, who got off to a slow start, is devouring rebounds and has solidified himself as a reliable backup.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The dastardly delicious reality show, The Traitors, is back with a vengeance for its fourth season, and my mom and I are devouring every episode while rapid-fire texting each other from our respective couches in Cleveland and Los Angeles.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
Newsom spent more than a week in practice, reading his script off teleprompters, off and on, and devouring its content, the insider says.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Hollywood can’t get enough of their breakthrough act and fans are devouring every piece of content that emerges as a result.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
One room held a sculpture of a lion devouring an antelope.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 23 Dec. 2025
The series is technically a prequel to 2017's It and 2019's It Chapter Two, which were adapted from Stephen King's 1986 epic novel about Derry, Maine, a small town being terrorized by an ancient, child-devouring evil that surfaces every 27 years.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devouring
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Fiber intake, in particular, showed a strong association with longevity, while consuming lots of sugary beverages was linked to higher all-cause mortality.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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What’s more, in athletes, typical signs of an eating disorder, such as training for long hours without appropriate breaks for meals or obsessing about only consuming certain healthy foods, can be overlooked due to the normalization of these behaviors in high-level sports.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Utilities are spending billions of dollars upgrading their aging infrastructure, while data centers are prompting a surge in demand for electricity.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
12 Feb. 2026
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Wagner Moura Basking in the sun outside The Times newsroom ahead of his digital cover shoot last month, Wagner Moura seemed exceptionally relaxed about spending his Tuesday afternoon in El Segundo with a bunch of journalists.—
Matt Brennan
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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These new players were inhaling possibilities.—
Jerry Brewer,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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They are sought out by patients who want to stop inhaling smoke, who can’t tolerate withdrawal, or who have failed repeatedly with abstinence-only approaches.—
Timothy Vermillion,
New York Daily News,
3 Feb. 2026
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But the storks suffered when developers and agriculture operations began the ditching and draining that eventually compromised some 35% of South Florida's wetlands, where the majority of the birds nested.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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Use a rich, well-draining, loamy soil mix rich in organic matter.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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Yes, gulping the liquid the night before was an ordeal — try drinking three liters of anything in three hours, going to sleep, then waking up six hours later for one final liter.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Protostars are messy and dynamic, gulping down material in spurts and fits and ejecting powerful outflows of wind and jets that punch into the surrounding clouds.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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All of that advancement requires hefty amounts of compute, which the cloud providers say is creating insatiable demand for their technology.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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According to this idea, although these objects may look like supersize red stars, their shine is powered not by standard stellar thermonuclear fusion but rather by the relentless funneling of burning-hot plasma into the insatiable maw of a snowballing black hole.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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Still, investors in tech giants are growing nervous because these firms are essentially exhausting their available capital to fund the infrastructure buildout, according to Luria.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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But some districts are hitting their ninth snow day of the year, exhausting the stockpile.—
Brooke Muckerman,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
4 Feb. 2026
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Each story unfolds at a rapid pace, bouncing between provocative shots of eccentric people and cramming two distinct sets of warring neighbors into each half-hour episode.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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With the current contact period, during which coaches can visit recruits, ending Saturday and the following period not starting until mid-April, his team was busy booking charter flights and cramming seven days' worth of visits into four or five days.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Devouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devouring. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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