1
as in to consume
to destroy all trace of
a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island
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2
as in to spend
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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Recent Examples of devour
Munno also devoured Sophia Loren’s memoir Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow: My Life.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Do the immigrants devour resources needed elsewhere?
—The Know, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
However, library patrons continue to devour non-digital media.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
The dog's eagerness to devour the strawberry could be down to genetics, according to a Cambridge University study published in Cell Metabolism back in May 2016.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Do the immigrants devour resources needed elsewhere?
—The Know, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2025
However, library patrons continue to devour non-digital media.
—Katie Lauer, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
The dog's eagerness to devour the strawberry could be down to genetics, according to a Cambridge University study published in Cell Metabolism back in May 2016.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devour
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For example, in 2024, China supplied 70 percent of all lithium-ion batteries consumed in the U.S.—
Elena Bou,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Soy is a common allergen, and thus the undeclared ingredient could pose a risk to those with a soy allergy who consume the product.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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In their 1995 trial, jewelry sales representative Mary Ellen Mahar testified that the brothers had come to her store just four days after the killings and spent about $15,000 on three Rolex watches.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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Officials spent countless hours consulting with community members, in part, because one of the city’s busiest bus routes runs through the square.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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When aerosols such as sea spray or smoke are inhaled, the fine particles can reach deep into the body, entering the bloodstream and even the brain when the particles are small enough.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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When using bleach, try not to inhale any of the fumes and open windows when possible.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Treating this condition involves surgery to implant a shunt to drain excess fluid from the inside of the skull, according to the Cleveland Clinic.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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Siakam drains the three. Pacers 94, Knicks 85 — a game decided in the opening three minutes of the fourth quarter, against a team that kept running the same action until the Knicks finally broke.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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The young woman gulps it down, not realizing it is laced with a sedative.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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Some daredevils will let tarpon, which can grow up to 8 feet long, gulp their hands to the wrist for a great video moment, but Robbie’s visitors on a relatively quiet day in March were dangling fish through holes in a net, seemingly reluctant to participate in any unnerving limb gulping.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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The board expects to establish authorize another buyback once the existing share repurchase is exhausted.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
23 May 2025
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Under the proposal, an undergrad must exhaust their federal loan eligibility before parents can borrow PLUS loans to cover any remaining costs.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Hundreds of townspeople and visitors crammed into the red-brick Rhea County Courthouse to witness the trial.—
Dan Falk,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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While the hostage spends most of the movie off-camera, his abductors are crammed into frames that contain all of their perspectives without privileging any of them.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 May 2025
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The towel absorbs up to eight times its weight in water.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Essentially, change fluency is all about an organization’s ability to spot shifts early, absorb disruptions without missing a beat, and turn uncertainty into opportunity.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Devour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devour. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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