1
as in to welcome
to receive or accept gladly or readily
predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster
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2
as in to consume
to destroy all trace of
the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach
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After three years of brutal and deadly fighting in Eastern Europe, many observers and allies would welcome an end to Russia's full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Bassett’s journey to motherhood wasn’t easy—after seven years of trying IVF, Bassett and her husband welcomed their twins on Jan. 27, 2006.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
24 Feb. 2025
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Data centers supporting these operations also consume vast amounts of water for cooling purposes, with each inference of 20–50 queries on a large language model using approximately 500 milliliters of water.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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One in three consumes four or more drinks per week.—
Kristen Mascia,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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Saldaña embraced the onset of the 2025 awards season with her red carpet look at the 2025 Golden Globes Awards.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the rise of rapid release publishing encourages some authors to embrace faster, more intuitive writing methods.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Eat (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eat%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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