as in food
substances intended to be eaten
there are some good eats at the buffet table
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as in consumes
to take in as food
having gone all day without food, we greedily ate the hamburgers
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as in erodes
to consume or wear away gradually
the pot's protective coating was eaten away by the acid
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as in dines
to take a meal
where's the best place to eat in this town?
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as in annoys
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it really eats me the way people go to national parks to enjoy nature—and then leave their litter behind
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Recent Examples of eats
Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Right-wing figures have fixated on how Mamdani eats rice with his fingers, which is how it's traditionally eaten where his family originates in India.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
So much of what happens in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is disturbing — in particular, the character of Leatherface, the menacing, basement-dwelling killer who eats people and wears their faces after killing them.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
When someone eats a bowl of Cheerios and milk, their blood sugar levels will increase.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
My family eats my money all the time.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The program eats together today.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
What won't get soggy from the time one kid eats to the time the other kid eats?
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 13 Oct. 2025
Brad Pitt always eats and talks.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
The logic was that whichever company won the delivery wars would have access to a potential consumer base of everyone who eats.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Right-wing figures have fixated on how Mamdani eats rice with his fingers, which is how it's traditionally eaten where his family originates in India.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
So much of what happens in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is disturbing — in particular, the character of Leatherface, the menacing, basement-dwelling killer who eats people and wears their faces after killing them.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
When someone eats a bowl of Cheerios and milk, their blood sugar levels will increase.
—Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
My family eats my money all the time.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
The program eats together today.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
What won't get soggy from the time one kid eats to the time the other kid eats?
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 13 Oct. 2025
Brad Pitt always eats and talks.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats
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Art that moves you, love that consumes you, moments that feel like magic.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
19 Oct. 2025
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Altman previously said the average ChatGPT query consumes as much energy as a lightbulb would in a couple of minutes.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The main channel of the Amazon River constantly erodes existing land and deposits new earth.—
Isa Cardona,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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As the seven-week timeline erodes, some lawmakers have also shown a desire to pass a short-term funding bill that would reopen the government until late next year — but Democrats have shown resistance to that idea, too.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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As Thursday’s episode opens, Carrie dines alone at a futuristic Asian restaurant with robot waiters whizzing past.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
14 Aug. 2025
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Naturally, this annoys Alex to no end.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
17 Sep. 2025
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This annoys his wife, who hankers after Bingley (sight unseen) as a future son-in-law.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Without virtue, liberty collapses into chaos, and freedom devours itself.—
Carolyn McKinney,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Every revolution devours its children.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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Her organization already feeds 5,000 families a month and expects thousands more if Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lapse in November.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Fear, like anxiety, often feeds on isolation, so the stronger your community, the better.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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Why ban books, Postman asked, if no one bothers to read them?—
Time,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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What bothers her most is how the refusal seemed to change her brother’s behavior.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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The group exhausts and irritates opposing pitchers.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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During his appearance on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast alongside his The Roses costar Olivia Colman, the 49-year-old actor opened up about what irritates his family members.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Eats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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