as in food
substances intended to be eaten
sat down with a plate of hearty victuals and a mug of ale
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1
as in feeds
to provide food or meals for
the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown
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2
as in eats
to take a meal
that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison
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While an influencer fam trip might seem predictable, what those influencers created on social media feeds to endorse Behr’s color pick was not.—
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The Brenner Axis feeds into the larger Scandinavian–Mediterranean Corridor, linking Helsinki, Finland, to Valletta, Malta, with the Munich–Verona axis, a cross-border bottleneck, forming a key segment of the route.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Most days Di Giacomo eats 147 grams of protein and 321 grams of carbs.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over time this eats away at your confidence and cause even the most talented and ambitious of entrepreneurs to play small rather than expand.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Baroness's remaining lover, Rudy, manages to get the attention of a passing boat, boards a life raft, and leaves the island behind.—
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22 Aug. 2025
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“Victuals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victuals. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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