1
as in to consume
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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2
as in to erode
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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as in to dine
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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as in to bother
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind
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Recent Examples of eat
Not everyone’s convinced, but CNN visited and ate them both.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Simply throw a boneless pork shoulder roast and some sweet onions with a bit of Southern seasoning in a slow-cooker, and come home to a ready-to-eat meal.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
High mortgage rates have dampened the real estate market, while rising insurance premiums are eating into operating costs.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Foods are ready-to-eat, rehydratable, or thermostabilized.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2026
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
Simply throw a boneless pork shoulder roast and some sweet onions with a bit of Southern seasoning in a slow-cooker, and come home to a ready-to-eat meal.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
High mortgage rates have dampened the real estate market, while rising insurance premiums are eating into operating costs.
—Kevin Williams, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
Foods are ready-to-eat, rehydratable, or thermostabilized.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eat
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Its companion Renpho Health app (available for Android and iOS) tracks 50 health metrics, but some (like calories consumed and burned) rely on your input or external sources.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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Fierce in expression but controlled in form, the 1959 LP draws out a rootsy warmth from beneath the bebop that had consumed bandstands since World War II, forging a sound that feels at once confrontational, mischievous, and generous.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
4 Apr. 2026
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That vision of worldwide economic and cultural interdependence that enabled the proliferation of biennials in the ’90s has been steadily eroding amid the recent rise in nativism and far-right movements in the United States and Europe.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Over time, this can concentrate gains and strain the labor tax base, eroding the revenue streams that underpin the broader economy—funding health care, retirement benefits and basic economic security.—
Ravi Kumar S,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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Consumer research from OpenTable and KAYAK found that 60% of those surveyed had dined solo at a sit-down restaurant in the past 12 months.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Noisy Cricket is the open-air terrace restaurant at the golf club’s center, offering fine-dining farm-to-fork meals using ingredients from the resort’s homegrown patches of vegetables, fruits, and herbs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The 6-foot-2 Strong — AP’s Player of the Year — was bothered by South Carolina’s interior size, with several of her inside shots rattling in and out.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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But he isn’t bothered by the fact that the cost has jumped by more than $1 a gallon over the past month or so.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Shesterkin looked to get the edge, feeding Markström with a series of right-handed punches.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Phelps demonstrated how to feed the paper manually, striking the keys with force but not so hard the letters would smudge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The platform’s staff has seemed minorly annoyed at the shots Denk and others at Beehiiv have taken as Substack has moved from disruptor to incumbent.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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One who grew up respectful but annoyed by the success the league previously had in Seattle.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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Mark Lanier, a member of KGM’s legal team, described social-media companies as lions hunting gazelles, and compared their products to cigarettes, the free tortilla chips that patrons may mindlessly snack on at a restaurant, and the baking soda in a cupcake.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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And keeping the high-low tradition alive, guests could also snack on In-N-Out burgers.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Mar. 2026
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Chandler Zavala has been fighting the injury bug his whole career.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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The cost of it, however, is boots and bug repellent.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Eat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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