as in interesting
holding the attention or provoking interest
didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming
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as in devouring
to destroy all trace of
massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest
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as in spending
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 eating
to take in as food
hungry enough to consume most of the pie
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Recent Examples of consuming
Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
The hero is Alice, wife to Jack, who finds a job in the all-consuming but rather mysterious Victory Project.
—James Medd, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2022
For Stone, who now lives in South Carolina, one of the most consuming challenges was the anxiety of setting a camera trap and then walking away, sometimes for days at a time, with no control over what might happen next.
—Steven Bedard, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2019
In the depths of the first movement, immediately before Tchaikovsky’s most consuming cry of desolation, the bassoons, basses and timpani hold a low F sharp, for just a beat and a half.
—David Allen, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
Ratajkowski frames the development of her political consciousness as a process born of self-consciousness, a cancerous and consuming view of the self that the writer argues was pushed on her by patriarchal capitalist society.
—Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2021
Franzen’s most consuming interest is the existential distress that so often molders within a disintegrating household.
—Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021
On top of this, if there is an unraveling in Afghanistan, controlling the fallout will become a consuming issue for the U.S. military.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 9 July 2021
Doctors, nurses, paramedics and support staff have courageously taken on enormous risk during the pandemic, the most consuming health crisis in more than 100 years, but there is no specific death count for them.
—Phil McCausland, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020
Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Health officials in California's Marin County said the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Higgins was later charged with two counts of death by auto, reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, the Associated Press and the Philadelphia Inquirer reported at the time.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Regularly consuming garlic may benefit the health of the brain, heart, and liver, and may help regulate inflammation and support immune function.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
In fact, data in the form of electrons have become such a bottleneck that most CPUs spend most of their time sitting idle and consuming energy while waiting for the next data packet to arrive.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Cannabis is legal to more than 50% of the population and more people are consuming.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Although the benefits of the individual ingredients are supported by evidence, the overall effectiveness of consuming these ingredients in the form of wellness shots has yet to be thoroughly studied or validated.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 21 Oct. 2024
The issue with this seemingly wholesome hobby has been that these products can actually be detrimental to the young people consuming them.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
By mid-August, that fear was no less consuming.
—Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
The hero is Alice, wife to Jack, who finds a job in the all-consuming but rather mysterious Victory Project.
—James Medd, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2022
For Stone, who now lives in South Carolina, one of the most consuming challenges was the anxiety of setting a camera trap and then walking away, sometimes for days at a time, with no control over what might happen next.
—Steven Bedard, Discover Magazine, 26 Nov. 2019
In the depths of the first movement, immediately before Tchaikovsky’s most consuming cry of desolation, the bassoons, basses and timpani hold a low F sharp, for just a beat and a half.
—David Allen, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
Ratajkowski frames the development of her political consciousness as a process born of self-consciousness, a cancerous and consuming view of the self that the writer argues was pushed on her by patriarchal capitalist society.
—Jordan Taliha McDonald, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2021
Franzen’s most consuming interest is the existential distress that so often molders within a disintegrating household.
—Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021
On top of this, if there is an unraveling in Afghanistan, controlling the fallout will become a consuming issue for the U.S. military.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 9 July 2021
Doctors, nurses, paramedics and support staff have courageously taken on enormous risk during the pandemic, the most consuming health crisis in more than 100 years, but there is no specific death count for them.
—Phil McCausland, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020
Verb
At its peak, the wildfire that ignited Monday expanded at an alarming rate, consuming an area larger than five football fields per minute and destroying at least seven structures.
—Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Health officials in California's Marin County said the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products.
—Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
Higgins was later charged with two counts of death by auto, reckless driving, possession of an open container and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle, the Associated Press and the Philadelphia Inquirer reported at the time.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Regularly consuming garlic may benefit the health of the brain, heart, and liver, and may help regulate inflammation and support immune function.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
In fact, data in the form of electrons have become such a bottleneck that most CPUs spend most of their time sitting idle and consuming energy while waiting for the next data packet to arrive.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
Cannabis is legal to more than 50% of the population and more people are consuming.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Although the benefits of the individual ingredients are supported by evidence, the overall effectiveness of consuming these ingredients in the form of wellness shots has yet to be thoroughly studied or validated.
—Devineé Lingo, M.s., Health, 21 Oct. 2024
The issue with this seemingly wholesome hobby has been that these products can actually be detrimental to the young people consuming them.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consuming
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Storks Are Fascinating Beyond Their Brood Reducing Ways Despite their ruthless parenting, storks are fascinating creatures with other interesting traits.Scott Travers, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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However, the puzzles are rarely straightforward, using homophones and wordplay, among other techniques, to keep things interesting.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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The film was way ahead of its time with Fox as a demon possessed it girl, seducing and devouring mainly men.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips.Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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As a result, the processor is spending more of its time sitting idle, waiting for data to be fetched from memory.John Werner, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As a result, businesses have gone through a rollercoaster ride, continuously spending on marketing efforts that ultimately fail.Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to a survey conducted by Sodexo’s International Sustainable Food Barometer, 72% of Americans describe the need for a more sustainable way of eating as urgent and most (66%) also had a positive perception of sustainable food.Hank Cardello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Pennsylvania State Police released a new photo Tuesday morning of Mangione eating what appears to be a McDonald’s hash brown with his mask down and wearing a beanie and dark coat.Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As for Fred Rococo, well, there has never been a sage/wizard/sybil as engaging as he.Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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In Challenger, Adam Higginbotham answers those questions thoroughly in an engaging narrative.Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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This absorbing début story collection is composed of quiet snapshots of life in Kashmir.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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The least cynical reality show on television remains as absorbing as ever in Season 4, thanks to the probing questions and insights from the show’s resident therapist, Dr. Orna Guralnik.Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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When Venus was in Scorpio, the whimsical goth aesthetic was an instant hit, bringing a dark, romantic vibe with an intriguing edge.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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There’s an intriguing discomfort to Nate Heller’s score and how Marielle uses sound, plus a kind of percussive editing rhythm to make the film’s mundane events feel heavy and its surreal events feel sublime.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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Worth noting, reducing gasoline prices would likely mean lower crude prices as well, which could dissuade producers from drilling at lower margins in various oilfields.Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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By successfully optimizing processes, reducing energy consumption and improving the accuracy of production, smart factories can contribute to a lower carbon footprint and reduced waste.Georg Beyschlag, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Consuming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consuming. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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