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as in boarded
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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as in ate
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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Recent Examples of fed
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
But fortunately, the larvae happily fed on the tiny crustaceans called copepods that the aquarists gave them.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
The Moon — unlike Mars — does not have an atmosphere to supply carbon dioxide for growing algae, so the house-inflating fungi might have to be fed sawdust from Earth.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Nagarjuna had studied the story of the saint-composer from school textbooks – the king who imprisoned him, the sealed chamber with an opening only at the top through which he was fed.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Reed, along with the rest of his teammates and everyone else the social media algorithms fed it to repeatedly, has seen the shot probably 100 times.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
While the large spring-fed lake serves as the centerpiece of this area, there’s much more to Lake Geneva and its surrounds.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Ighodaro followed with a dunk and Gillespie added a 3-pointer and a jumper before Jordan Goodwin stole a pass and fed Ryan Dunn for a fast-break dunk that capped an 11-0 run.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Of course no one actually wants their work fed into the AI slop machine.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
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Whether or not Ye used AI to make Bully, the album nonetheless feels like decades of his music fed into a computer program.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2026
But fortunately, the larvae happily fed on the tiny crustaceans called copepods that the aquarists gave them.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
The Moon — unlike Mars — does not have an atmosphere to supply carbon dioxide for growing algae, so the house-inflating fungi might have to be fed sawdust from Earth.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Nagarjuna had studied the story of the saint-composer from school textbooks – the king who imprisoned him, the sealed chamber with an opening only at the top through which he was fed.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Reed, along with the rest of his teammates and everyone else the social media algorithms fed it to repeatedly, has seen the shot probably 100 times.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
While the large spring-fed lake serves as the centerpiece of this area, there’s much more to Lake Geneva and its surrounds.
—Katy Spratte Joyce, Midwest Living, 31 Mar. 2026
Ighodaro followed with a dunk and Gillespie added a 3-pointer and a jumper before Jordan Goodwin stole a pass and fed Ryan Dunn for a fast-break dunk that capped an 11-0 run.
—ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Of course no one actually wants their work fed into the AI slop machine.
—Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed
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This bonkers show from the darkly comedic mind of artist Jhonen Vasquez must have boarded the fastest spaceship from the planet Conventia, arriving far too early on our television sets.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Officials at the embassy in Manama continued running convoys and ensuring everyone had visas required to cross the border until Thursday of that week, when the final eight people and 19 pets left to be evacuated were boarded onto vehicles and shuttled out of Bahrain.—
Shannon K. Kingston,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Officers worked to free the trapped passenger and provided medical aid until other EMS personnel and rescue crews arrived.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Phinda Homestead is a private villa with a dedicated ranger, tracker, chef, butler and host, while Phinda Rock Lodge sits on a cliff face, giving guests dramatic views from their stone suites.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
2 Apr. 2026
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Fitbits also feature silent alarms; the tracker will vibrate at a specific time and gently wake you up without disturbing others.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The experience also includes an in-world café (catered by The Knot Churros) serving Instagrammable sweet treats and Peppa Pig Market, an interactive gift shop inspired modelled on the supermarket in the show.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2026
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The 8 Degree Pedal comes with one set of medium-tension springs preinstalled, which are catered towards most riders.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Apr. 2026
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All three of Liverpool’s draws owed much to Olsson, who scored and assisted both goals against West Ham United and supplied the lone goals against Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Detectives found evidence suggesting that Dushay had allegedly supplied narcotics to the man prior to the overdose and tampered with evidence at the scene, Wellington said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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The president previously dined with Fuentes at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, between his two terms, and Carlson has continued to visit the White House.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Inside the restaurant, even in this offseason, the small space was full; a few dined alfresco, unbothered by the crisp evening air.—
Vic O'Sullivan,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Mar. 2026
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The team's 33-15 loss gave it a 2-11 record, which is the worst nark in the NFC.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2025
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You’re automatically dubbed a narc, a kiss-ass, a too-cool.—
Brandi California,
SPIN,
1 July 2024
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“Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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