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as in consumed
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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as in eroded
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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as in dined
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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as in bothered
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind
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Recent Examples of eaten
But OpenAI has lost ground to Anthropic in coding and enterprise markets, while Google has eaten into its consumer market share, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Because opossums are one of the most common prey species for Burmese pythons, scientists expect that some of the collared animals will eventually be eaten by the snakes, effectively turning the opossums into indirect tracking devices.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Because opossums are common prey for Burmese pythons, scientists expect some of the animals will eventually be eaten, turning them into indirect tracking devices for the snakes.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Meat from an animal that tests positive should not be eaten.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Meat is a good source of several important nutrients and may support overall health when eaten regularly.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026
Whether eaten as a quick snack, squeezed into juice or added to salads and desserts, these fruits offer both taste and nutrition to every bite.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
If a possum is eaten by a python, it is tracked and the python is euthanized.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Regardless of storage, keep them somewhere visible in your refrigerator to ensure they're eaten quickly.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Because opossums are one of the most common prey species for Burmese pythons, scientists expect that some of the collared animals will eventually be eaten by the snakes, effectively turning the opossums into indirect tracking devices.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Because opossums are common prey for Burmese pythons, scientists expect some of the animals will eventually be eaten, turning them into indirect tracking devices for the snakes.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
Meat from an animal that tests positive should not be eaten.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Meat is a good source of several important nutrients and may support overall health when eaten regularly.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026
Whether eaten as a quick snack, squeezed into juice or added to salads and desserts, these fruits offer both taste and nutrition to every bite.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
If a possum is eaten by a python, it is tracked and the python is euthanized.
—Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
Regardless of storage, keep them somewhere visible in your refrigerator to ensure they're eaten quickly.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eaten
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The biggest crowds come to watch the leader, a deportation is remigration, and woke means not to stand up to injustice but to be consumed by leftist ideology.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sarah Ferguson is reportedly consumed by fear over returning home to Britain amid her Jeffrey Epstein ties coming to light.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
27 Apr. 2026
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In the process, however, one of the big distinguishing aspects of TV – the large audiences who once assembled to watch dramas, sitcoms and reality shows – has eroded.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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At some point, however, those buffers will start to get eroded — especially if higher fuel costs start showing up in household staple goods.—
Rob Wile,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Multi-generation families from China and Korea dined within earshot of my table at dinner.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The location mentioned in the release matched the location of the steakhouse where Stusek and her husband dined.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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Who never bothered to delete the erroneous post.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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With Minnesota viewing them as soft, the Nuggets hardly seem bothered by the criticism.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The assault killed at least seventeen people, including a twelve-year-old boy, wounded dozens, and destroyed buildings.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 24 staff members in Ruiz Verduzco’s office are tasked with assisting victims and their families, establishing programs in communities destroyed by violence and drumming up financial support.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Charles, who is well-known for his love of nature and the importance of sustainability, fed chickens in a coop together with the kids.—
Emma Caughlan,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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It’s cooled, processed and fed back into the cycle after each power stroke.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the president doesn’t get annoyed with him once or twice.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Maybe annoyed enough to fix it.—
Nathan Edwards,
The Verge,
26 Apr. 2026
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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who has feasted against the Flyers in his career, was oddly quiet for a second straight game.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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While the Kings feasted on pity points to contort and squeeze their way into the playoffs, the reset button has been pressed firmly around the NHL.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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