ate

past tense of eat
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ate Modest renovations accomplished that goal — the space pulses with history and nostalgia as old photos hint at how, decades ago, neighbors ate and drank shoulder to shoulder here. Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025 In testing, 75% of users ate a greater variety of plants than before using the app. Nicki Sprinz, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 Pigs and other animals brought to the island also ate dodo eggs. Mike Snider, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 Val, without saying a word, grabbed the locust from the guy and ate it. Tom Gliatto, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025 One study found that men who ate whole eggs immediately after resistance exercise experienced greater post-exercise muscle protein synthesis rates than men who consumed egg whites. Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 25 Feb. 2025 The Knicks had a good test in front of them and apparently just ate the Scantron instead of filling it out. Zach Harper, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 This included Chinese food, which Chris says is the last meal his brother ate prior to his death. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025 The group ate one meal a day, all together, at lunchtime. David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ate
Verb
  • There are plenty of foods in the produce aisle that taste great and offer health benefits when consumed raw, from apples and blueberries to carrots and bell peppers.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The inferno has consumed homes in the ritzy area, including those belonging to celebrities.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But yet over the course of the 20th century, that land base eroded and in some instances slowly, but then in other instances rapidly.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Although economists continue to predict that growing numbers of jobs will require education beyond high school, public trust in the value of higher education has significantly eroded.
    Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The pair also hosted a rehearsal dinner the night before their nuptials at the Haiku Mill, where guests dined under a canopy of orange flowers.
    Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The two reportedly dined in the city last week.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Bouncing off glossy metal, being devoured by voluptuous fabrics or pouring out of lamp heads, light is always a design star.
    The New York Times, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Their answer was the Armed Services Editions — hundreds of titles printed on cheap paper and handed out to GIs, who devoured them in their downtime.
    Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.
    John Archer, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Ate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ate. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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