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as in catered
to provide food or meals for
a charity dedicated to feeding the hungry
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as in provided
to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption
all week long colleagues have been feeding me ideas for a magazine article
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as in ate
to take a meal
an all-you-can-eat buffet where families can feed heartily and fairly inexpensively
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Recent Examples of fed
Lindsey Desoto, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
In proving their hypothesis, researchers fed LLMs continually with X posts that were either short and viral or were shaped to grab users’ attention.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Brand equity and relevance need to be fed over time, as they are considered notions of quality and reliability by clients, informing their purchasing choices.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
As a Boy Scout, Ministry of Supply cofounder and president Gihan Amarasiriwardena fed Mylar through a paper shredder to improvise insulation for his sleeping bag.
—Khanh T.l. Tran, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles alone sources beef from 10 counties, and those beef suppliers rely on livestock from 469 counties, which are fed using crops grown in 828 counties.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Forecasting models are only as accurate as the data they are fed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
With the addition of solar and batteries on homes, hundreds of megawatts can be freed up or fed back into the grid to prevent blackouts during extreme weather while rewarding participating homeowners.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
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Eggs from hens fed high-quality feed and given space to roam outdoors tend to have a better flavor and slightly more nutrients.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
In proving their hypothesis, researchers fed LLMs continually with X posts that were either short and viral or were shaped to grab users’ attention.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Brand equity and relevance need to be fed over time, as they are considered notions of quality and reliability by clients, informing their purchasing choices.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
As a Boy Scout, Ministry of Supply cofounder and president Gihan Amarasiriwardena fed Mylar through a paper shredder to improvise insulation for his sleeping bag.
—Khanh T.l. Tran, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles alone sources beef from 10 counties, and those beef suppliers rely on livestock from 469 counties, which are fed using crops grown in 828 counties.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2025
These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators.
—New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025
Forecasting models are only as accurate as the data they are fed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
With the addition of solar and batteries on homes, hundreds of megawatts can be freed up or fed back into the grid to prevent blackouts during extreme weather while rewarding participating homeowners.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed
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Before the lecture, there will be a community dinner catered by Viewpoint Brewing Co.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The financing for these investments could be catered for insurance capital.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
7 Oct. 2025
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The figure of Achilles, a warrior who singlehandedly choked a river with dead enemies before taking on the river god himself, provided a model for Alexander the Great and persists in contemporary popular entertainment, political speech, and military culture in celebrations of shock and awe.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Still, as of Monday, head coach John Harbaugh provided an encouraging update on Jackson’s status ahead of Thursday night’s matchup with the Miami Dolphins.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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In a recent interview, Paul cited Coast Guard statistics that show a significant percentage of boats boarded for suspicion of drug trafficking are innocent.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Following Taylor’s advice, Rogatinsky treated the house for termites, boarded it up and put a tarp on the roof to prevent further damage.—
Amanda Rosa
October 23,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Teams are placed into CIF Southern Section girls volleyball playoff divisions according to their rating supplied by Massey Ratings System.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
23 Oct. 2025
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The songs listed as examples of the songwriter’s work were supplied by the SHOF.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutor Andrew Figliuzzi claimed Chambers dined at a Houston restaurant before hitting three bars on the night of the crash, per the Chronicle, allegedly downing at least six alcoholic beverages and using cocaine.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Following the blowout win over Las Vegas, Kelce and his fiancée, Taylor Swift, dined there Sunday.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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The building and its contents sustained around $100,000 in damage during the fire, WIVB reported.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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But a career cannot be sustained on hate alone.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ellen gave birth to Cooper Ellis Kershaw and Chance James Kershaw in 2020 and 2021, respectively.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and Greece — as examples of fiscal excess.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Fed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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