feed (on, upon, or off)

as in to prey (on or upon)
to seize and eat (something) as prey the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair

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  • The capturing of one of the sun's most elusive features is bound to inspire others to chase partial eclipses, particularly those occurring at sunrise or sunset, Seaton said.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Sugar Creek, Missouri police officers began chasing a woman in a car on Interstate 435 Monday afternoon, according to Officer Alayna Gonzalez, a Kansas City Police Department spokesperson.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2025
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  • While Ellie and Dina (Isabela Merced) are out on patrol, Ellie encounters an Infected that has a level of intelligence, stalking her through the aisles and baiting her into traps.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
  • For the past months, institutions have let themselves be stalked by the Trump Administration.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • The weekend before his death, the teens went hunting with their father.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Guns were not important in Colonial Virginia in that day because people needed to hunt to make a living.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Feed (on, upon, or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed%20%28on%2C%20upon%2C%20or%20off%29. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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