1
as in welcomes
to receive or accept gladly or readily
predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster
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as in consumes
to destroy all trace of
the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats (up)
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Scott McCourtney Lake Forest The Los Angeles Times welcomes expressions of all views.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026 -
John meets Murray’s mother Dottie (Maxine Peake), a mental health nurse who welcomes him without judgment.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The reason this is important, says Lab Group Manager for R&D Alok Warey, is because aerodynamic drag consumes a lot of battery energy in EVs—up to 50 percent.—
Kristin Shaw,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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Put simply, food noise consumes your life.—
Alora Bopray,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The First Four has been successful because the city of Dayton embraces college basketball and has given the event a big-time vibe.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mindy Kaling embraces the spring season in a pink dress at the Maison Valentino & Alessandro Michele Specula Mundi book launch event in Los Angeles on April 28.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Eats (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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