as in to consume
to take in as food
anyone planning to partake of the vegetarian meal needs to sign up for it beforehand
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Children and adolescents consume pizza more frequently than adults, the USDA said.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
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However, once human settlers arrived, so did mammals that easily hunted and consumed these ground-dwelling birds.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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Inside were bunk beds, a little table, and a small gear-sorting area, where two Russian men, one large and one small, were chatting and eating cheese.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
20 Sep. 2025
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The alert covers products distributed nationally and highlights ongoing concerns over foodborne illnesses and the safety of ready-to-eat meals.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Partake (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partake%20%28of%29. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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