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as in to board
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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2
as in to provide
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 to eat
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
the company barbecue was an elaborate feed that was enlivened by country music and dancing
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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
after soccer practice we were all ready for a hot shower and a satisfying feed
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Recent Examples of feed
Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The nature conservationist, 26, appeared on the Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce podcast and shared that her 4-year-old daughter Grace is already asking to feed the crocodiles at the Australia Zoo, where Bindi lives with her daughter and husband Chandler Powell.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 5 June 2025
Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
The triple-barrel is most often associated with the mermaid wave style (and the one filling up your social media feed), but curling wands, too, can give you the S-wave effect.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
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Verb
Most current models account for only the top 30 centimeters of soil and ignore root exudates—key compounds that feed microbial life and drive soil regeneration.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
The nature conservationist, 26, appeared on the Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce podcast and shared that her 4-year-old daughter Grace is already asking to feed the crocodiles at the Australia Zoo, where Bindi lives with her daughter and husband Chandler Powell.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
Drone operators, the commission pointed out, rely on video feeds transmitted in real time by the cameras embedded in the drones to focus on targets that are obviously civilian, and then drop explosives on them.
—Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 June 2025
The triple-barrel is most often associated with the mermaid wave style (and the one filling up your social media feed), but curling wands, too, can give you the S-wave effect.
—Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 3 June 2025
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Verb
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When Robinson eventually returned to the airport to board another flight, he was detained, the district attorney’s office said.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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When the people mover is running, Metro riders will take two escalators up past a mural, now showcasing the 2026 FIFA World Cup, to board.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Senior third baseman Holly Smith provided some stellar defense in the third inning, charging a grounder on the line, scooping the ball up and flipping it to Sujack out of her glove all in one motion for the third out on a force play at the plate.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Stankey believed substantially more content would increase viewer engagement, and that would provide more data, in turn enabling monetization through advertising and subscriptions.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Many of the largest dahlias, sometimes called dinner plate dahlias, are in the late-blooming category.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 June 2025
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She was recently spotted out to dinner with Selena Gomez and enjoying a date night with Kelce.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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But also because the meal can be a beautiful, crunchy thing in the right hands.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Chow will consist of two MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) and one hot meal per day.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Analog sources are catered for with two line-level stereo RCA inputs, plus another for a turntable.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Revlon Airflow Control Dryer: This budget-friendly hair dryer has a uniquely chubby nozzle that caters well to curly hair types.—
Olivia Cigliano,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Germany plans to commit $10.4 billion in financial aid to Ukraine in 2025, significantly increasing its defense support package while stopping short of supplying long-range Taurus missiles.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Full magnets, and any necessary rare earths, will be supplied, up front, by China.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Every day, members of the kibbutz gathered in a banquet hall to hear updates about neighbors who had been kidnapped or murdered or were still missing.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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While attending a state banquet during their visit, the Dutch royals gave President Pavel and his wife the Order of the Dutch Lion and the Order of the Royal Household. Can't get enough of PEOPLE's Royals coverage?—
Greta Bjornson,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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“Feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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