victualed

verb

variants or victualled
Definition of victualednext
past tense of victual
1
as in boarded
to provide food or meals for the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown

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2
as in fed
to take a meal that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for victualed
  1. boarded
  2. ate
  3. dined
  4. sustained
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  • Other stores shuttered, and by the mid-1970s, nearly everything was closed or boarded up, the inside desolate and spooky.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The train was ordered to stop at the next station, where two transit officers boarded and located the person of interest before arresting him without further incident.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
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  • One of my aunts bravely ate one with a smile.
    Lola Méndez, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • According to the health department, over 80 attendees who ate the oysters at the event reported illnesses and gastrointestinal symptoms like diarrhea, nausea, abdominal pain, and vomiting.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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  • McGee’s group complied and dined elsewhere without issue.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Once upon a time, long, long ago, Brooklyn wasn’t considered hip, or interesting, or even, for those who lived and dined and died in Manhattan, a socially appropriate place to go out to eat.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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  • An anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in 2019 did not adversely impact on his progress.
    Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Officers gave the victim first aid, who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
    Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
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