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as in devoured
to destroy all trace of
massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest
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as in spent
to make complete use of
the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on
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as in ate
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consumed
Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
YouTube just released some new stats that show how the service is being consumed on televisions, and the numbers are enormous.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
The report added that other members of the child’s family had consumed smaller amounts of the same raw milk with their coffee, but all of them tested negative for influenza.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Seafood is meant to be consumed fresh, from ocean to plate with minimal modifications.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Risks of Consuming Garlic When consumed in normal amounts, garlic isn’t associated with major health risks and is safe for most people to consume, including pregnant and breastfeeding women.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
At barely two years of age, the child understandably consumed solid foods only one-third of the time; most of his nutritional needs came from his mother’s milk.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Therefore, when consumed in small doses, garlic does not contribute a significant amount of nutrients, such as fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
The small amount of time free in their calendar is consumed with other administrative tasks.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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In an alert to health-care providers last week, the California Department of Health said doctors should consider bird flu in people with acute respiratory symptoms or conjunctivitis who’ve had recent exposure to animals with bird flu or who have recently consumed raw dairy products.
—Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
YouTube just released some new stats that show how the service is being consumed on televisions, and the numbers are enormous.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
The report added that other members of the child’s family had consumed smaller amounts of the same raw milk with their coffee, but all of them tested negative for influenza.
—Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Seafood is meant to be consumed fresh, from ocean to plate with minimal modifications.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Risks of Consuming Garlic When consumed in normal amounts, garlic isn’t associated with major health risks and is safe for most people to consume, including pregnant and breastfeeding women.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
At barely two years of age, the child understandably consumed solid foods only one-third of the time; most of his nutritional needs came from his mother’s milk.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Therefore, when consumed in small doses, garlic does not contribute a significant amount of nutrients, such as fiber, vitamins, and minerals.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
The small amount of time free in their calendar is consumed with other administrative tasks.
—Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumed
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That tiger has now devoured him.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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The sugar-free pastries were not touched, but my sponge cake was devoured.Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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The Guardian reported the country spent more than $6 billion on sports deals between 2021 and 2023.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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My mom is a fashion lover, and growing up on Long Island meant weekends were spent piling into the family car for a trip to Green Acres Mall.Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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After about an hour of waiting, Schneider said the students were moved to wait outside on the school bus then ate lunch at the elementary school.James Powel, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
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And, given its nature as an observational study, there are limitations – overall, younger people ate more dark chocolate, and data was self-reported by participants.New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024
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They were all punished harshly—lives ruined.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Johnny sued Amber in 2019 for defamation, claiming that the op-ed article ruined his career and took away his acting opportunities, as well as his long-standing role in Pirates of the Caribbean.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2024
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In that way, McDonald’s became a kind of scapegoat for people who were exhausted of stretching their budgets to afford food and suspecting (not without reason) that corporate greed was at least partly to blame.Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Because the Syrian army is exhausted and no longer has the courage to fight alone.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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One home with a pool was nearly demolished; another was little more than a chimney and a pile of smoldering rubble.Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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After the fatal accident, the state ordered the Orlando Free Fall ride closed and it has since been demolished.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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By Tuesday afternoon, the wildfire had burned more than 2,800 acres, and officials said that gusts as strong as 60 miles per hour had challenged the more than 700 firefighters responding to the scene.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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At least one house in the exclusive Serra Retreat area has burned, while students at Pepperdine University sheltered in place as flames burned close to campus.Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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Notre Dame, located by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April 15, 2019.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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The cathedral by the River Seine in Paris, was wrecked by the blaze on April, 15, 2019.Simon Perry, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Consumed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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