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as in to board
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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as in to eat
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
the company barbecue was an elaborate feed that was enlivened by country music and dancing
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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
after soccer practice we were all ready for a hot shower and a satisfying feed
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Recent Examples of feed
Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Housed in a cage outside the bar, Harris' customers would feed the chimp beer, grape soda and even cigarettes – a lifestyle some argued suited the suave chimp.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
How much land was wasted growing their millions of pounds of feed?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Atlanta fed him the ball on the first carry of the third quarter but was stopped for no gain by defensive end John Franklin-Myers and nose tackle D.J. Jones.
—Ryan McFadden, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
Housed in a cage outside the bar, Harris' customers would feed the chimp beer, grape soda and even cigarettes – a lifestyle some argued suited the suave chimp.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2024
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Users can post text, images and videos, and easily customize their feeds with content filters and moderation tools.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2024
How much land was wasted growing their millions of pounds of feed?
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feed
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The mall, across the street from City Hall in the Civic Center, was a wasteland, its walkways empty, the food court and most restaurants locked or boarded up.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
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Another 28% of cruise travelers board with three to five generations, the organization said in its annual state of the cruise industry report published in April.Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Lifeline provides 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress.Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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And the breakfast, brunch and lunch chain is providing a treat to encourage acts of kindness.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths.Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
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Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 July 2017
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The company is also holding dinners featuring local chefs who incorporate cacao into their meals, a day of merry crafts-making and a festive holiday market with chocolatiers and foragers, among other chocolate-centric things.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The event includes dinner, drinks, a silent auction and entertainment.Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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Above that is the Bib Gourmand designation, which represents restaurants offering great meals at good values.Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Next to those meals in the kitchen, however, is dinner for the next day, when Srisatta will begin a week of ultraprocessed meals that are energy-dense and hyperpalatable.Sandee LaMotte, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Where Democrats have historically catered their outreach to Latinos around immigration policy, surveys show that checkbook issues are top of mind for most of the community this election year.Chad de Guzman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, the bride got to work catering her own wedding day.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
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The huts have either an outhouse or an indoor bathroom with toilet paper supplied.Margaret Jackson, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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By some estimates, Pyongyang has also supplied half the shells Russia is using in Ukraine.Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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There are two dining cars, one Western-style restaurant car for banquet dining and silver service and a more intimate Chinese-style restaurant car with booth seating.Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Its bursts of color come courtesy of mustard-yellow banquets and baby blue chairs.Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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