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 Trojans must chase their third championship in program history without their star.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Two snake catchers responded to the call and spent several minutes chasing the reptile, an eastern brown snake, through the wardrobe and shelves in the child's room.
    Kelli Bender, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • Kevin Proctor, a British producer involved in making the Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man, appeared in court Wednesday to face a charge of stalking an actress.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Then they got lost in the snow A Long Beach couple wanted to visit Lukens Lake, but a sudden shift in weather left them stranded with no overnight gear. Dec. 5, 2024 Lifestyle A mountain lion was stalking our campsite.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
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  • The longtime ritual calls for members of the royal family to smear blood on their faces from their first kill during fox or stag hunting.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • But on the 24th floor of a lower Manhattan U.S. District courthouse, a string of FBI agents filled in the nitty gritty—detailing the forensic penetration of iPhones, Google accounts, WhatsApp messages, and search histories of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operatives hunting Alinejad.
    Karl Vick, TIME, 21 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2025.

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