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as in to consume
to destroy all trace of
a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island
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as in to spend
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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Given that the team documented one snake devouring a 77-lbs deer about two-thirds its total mass, these potential prey revisions both revise existing impact estimates, as well as help explain how Burmese pythons are inflicting so much ecological damage in Florida.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Starting 5 offers a spit-take moment at the start of its third episode, as Edwards waxes poetic about the importance of taking care of his body, before devouring some delivery pizza.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Pair the charming size with the combination of pumpkin and cheesecake, and prepare for them to be devoured in minutes.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 24 Oct. 2024
Starting 5 offers a spit-take moment at the start of its third episode, as Edwards waxes poetic about the importance of taking care of his body, before devouring some delivery pizza.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films.
—Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Pair the charming size with the combination of pumpkin and cheesecake, and prepare for them to be devoured in minutes.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2024
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If necessary, vampire bats can gorge and consume four times their body weight in liquid.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Koalas spend most of their time sleeping and eating — consuming a diet mostly of eucalyptus leaves.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Taiwan already spends billions of dollars on U.S. military equipment.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The measure updates other sections of the charter dealing with capital improvement funds and spending powers.Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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The bacteria can also be carried by larger animals, like rabbits or outdoor pets, or inhaled if infected animal particles become airborne, according to county health officials.Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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The drug is routinely used by doctors during surgeries, and overdoses typically involve smoking, injecting, or inhaling illicit fentanyl.Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Independent of the probable timeline for making repairs to Tropicana Field, it can't be used as an outdoor venue either, because the stadium was not engineered to drain rainwater away from the field.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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In October, the company revealed plans to raise as much as $35 billion to refill its quickly draining treasury, a tricky dance considering that new debt would threaten its barely-there investment-grade credit rating.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Nov. 2024
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The three of them confronting the guy — Chet, is pretty hilarious, and Paul successfully scares him into gulping in fear.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2024
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Indeed, wine is a fundamentally a convivial beverage; it is not meant to be chugged, slammed, or gulped.Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Retirees would also be facing a bigger benefit cut, up to 33% of their monthly checks rather than the 23% currently forecast, when the trust fund is exhausted, the group estimates.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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However, due to the high demand in many countries, the Pandemic Fund will exhaust most of its funds by next June.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2024
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There was just too much info crammed into an interface that didn't quite work on my phone.Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into tent camps along the coast after entire neighborhoods in many areas were pounded to rubble.Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
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Malabsorption: Conditions like celiac disease, Crohn's disease, or other gastrointestinal conditions can impair your body's ability to absorb iron—even if dietary intake is sufficient.Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
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In reality, theses tariffs function as a tax paid by U.S. importers, which inevitably trickles down to consumers through higher prices, partly because the tariffs would be too large for retailers to absorb.Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Devour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devour. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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