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as in welcomes
to receive or accept gladly or readily
predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster
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2
as in consumes
to destroy all trace of
the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eats (up)
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Israel welcomes home list of 20 living hostages The Israeli government has begun publicly welcoming home the 20 living hostages freed.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025 -
Urquijo welcomes the competition, stating that such an important endeavor requires several experiments for verification.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
13 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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Compared to traditional indigo dyeing, the process consumes 83 percent less water and 32 percent less energy and reduces CO₂ emissions and steam usage.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the video, Mor embraces his father, who began sobbing.—
Yamiche Alcindor,
NBC news,
14 Oct. 2025
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The flag installation is the most recent marketing move by the company as the chain openly embraces more conservative messaging.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Eats (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eats%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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