1
as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown
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2
as in to eat
to take a meal
that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison
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Recent Examples of victual
Scholars long thought that the capability to construct and victual a watercraft and then navigate it to a distant coast arrived only with advent of agriculture and animal domestication.
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Andrew Lawler, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2018
Andrew Lawler, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2018
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Available directly on the Los Angeles Times homepage, this content includes continuous live camera feeds from iconic locations in Los Angeles, from Hollywood to Malibu.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
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All of this feeds into typically Western assumptions about human nature.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths.—
Ann Maloney,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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New this year to True Nature is a retreat for those with eating disorders and their family members.—
Plain Dealer guest writer,
cleveland.com,
19 July 2017
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The family, according to the flyer, claimed Nordquist was planning to fly back to Minnesota within two weeks, but never boarded his return flight.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2025
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The 17-year-old was detained by passengers and crew on Thursday, March 6, police said Comments A teenager was detained by crew and passengers on Thursday, March 6, after allegedly breaching a security fence and boarding a flight with a gun at Australia’s Avalon Airport.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Instead of dining in the main restaurant, guests can upgrade to a private dining experience in one of the resort's over-water palapas.—
Kaila Yu,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Muhammad Ali, The Rock, Alonzo Highsmith all dined at The Big Cheese!—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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The System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM 2.0) protocol, standardized by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in 2015, simplifies identity provisioning through standard APIs.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Delays in the production and delivery of systems built in the United States, such as F-35 fighter jets, air defense missiles and control systems, and the submarines provisioned in the AUKUS agreement with Australia and the United Kingdom, now pose a problem for maintaining deterrence.—
Arancha González Laya,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Victual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victual. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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