EAT (UP) Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

eat (up)

verb

Definition of eat (up) next

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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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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Verb

China demonstrated its pull on the world stage by welcoming a delegation from Saudi Arabia with its first pavilion at the event, as well as its close ties with Russia even as that country is isolated from Western nations and their allies due to its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The United States has welcomed an expeditionary Europe, whether the challenge has been counterterrorism or managing the revisionist activities of China or Russia.

Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024

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