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as in to board
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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as in to provide
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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as in to eat
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
the company barbecue was an elaborate feed that was enlivened by country music and dancing
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as in meal
food eaten or prepared for eating at one time
after soccer practice we were all ready for a hot shower and a satisfying feed
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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—Jay Peters, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
Natasha Dye, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The only way to watch the event is to purchase the PPV feed here.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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The new data suggests that Io’s numerous volcanoes are each likely powered by their own chamber of hot magma, rather than being fed by a global ocean of magma beneath the surface.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Image: Meta Image: Meta Meta has upped the pace of Threads feature updates after users really started flocking to Bluesky last month — Threads introduced its own take on custom feeds just five days after announcing the feature in testing, for example.
—Jay Peters, The Verge, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
After Belichick joined Instagram, Hudson began posting about the couple's time together on her feed.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The only way to watch the event is to purchase the PPV feed here.
—Rudie Obias, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Jeffrey Freeman, his wife, and their two girls were sitting comfortably and ready for take-off when the pilot announced there'd be a delay while two VIP guests boarded.Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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About a third of Southwest's seats will be premium, and premium passengers will be among the first to board the plane.Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Companies should work towards the goal of providing their employees with a tailored set of strategic tools, allowing the organization to thrive under the current wave of AI development.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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None of the victims were publicly identified and police did not provide any information about potential suspects.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 July 2017
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The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 19 July 2017
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For dinner, patrons can tuck into duck wings, smoked negronis and pastas in the airy dining room.Anna Spiegel, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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After receiving no further response about the second date, Tucker arranged to see a friend for dinner that night.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The blue trimmings on this design will add a frosty aesthetic to your meal for a wonderful winter tablescape.Sandra S. Soria, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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The full meal is $85, but dishes can also be ordered a la carte.Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
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The top-performing subsectors were office supplies, leisure products, and catering.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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What sets them apart, though, from any other exceptionally handsome young men is their astute understanding of the female gaze and their adept ability to cater naturally to it.Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
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Power is supplied by a wall outlet or an optional 1,800W lithium battery pack.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 8 Dec. 2024
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The most recent one was one about a data broker who supplied more than 3 billion data points on people in Germany.Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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As the victims lay injured, a black GMC pickup truck sped through the area, running over Hood and another person before crashing into the banquet hall and fleeing.Skylar Heisey, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
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The annual banquet to honor all of this year’s winners will take place in January.Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Feed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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