fed (on, upon, or off)

Definition of fed (on, upon, or off)next
past tense of feed (on, upon, or off)
as in preyed (on or upon)
to seize and eat (something) as prey the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair

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Verb
  • Knick and Bill stalked a good buck but couldn’t get within range.
    Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
  • But all of it—the trees, the wildlife, the assemblage of diversity in both life and death through which Jacobs stalked in 1867—all of it was in a last gasp for existence.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
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  • Winn then allowed a bases-clearing double to Abrams to tie the game at 3-3, and Daylen Lile gave the Nationals a lead and chased Winn from the game with a soft single to center that scored the final run.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • Popov testified that Sibley chased him and punched him in the head.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 June 2026
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  • These are the same woods where Pocasset Indigenous people hunted and gathered food.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
  • In his younger years, Jacobs would have hunted in ancient forests, now known only to our imaginations—old-growth stands of hemlock, pine, oak, and chestnut, with trees standing more than a hundred feet tall and nearly four hundred years old.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
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“Fed (on, upon, or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20%28on%2C%20upon%2C%20or%20off%29. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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