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as in consuming
to destroy all trace of
a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island
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as in spending
to make complete use of
a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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as in inhaling
to swallow or eat greedily
the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food
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Recent Examples of devouring
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Quolls are threatened by the cane toad, which was introduced to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control beetle pests that were devouring sugarcane roots.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
It will get stretched and compressed in one dimension, shredding it, accelerating its matter, and alternately devouring and ejecting the debris that arises from it.
—Big Think, 7 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk's self-deal for his AI company xAI to acquire X, formerly Twitter, is the strongest sign yet that the AI business is devouring the social media world.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Boxwood is covered in burlap and snow fence is draped around trees and shrubs to prevent deer from devouring them.
—Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
However, this situation could change on very short notice if Sgr A* were to snag itself a large gas cloud or a star and begin devouring it.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Alex endures the harassment, finishes her work, and ends the night by devouring a bowl of stew in the kitchen.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Although a single penguin is capable of devouring thousands of krill in a single sitting, swarms of the zooplankton may detect disturbances in the water ahead of mealtime.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
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My Chemical Romance hasn’t shared a full-length album in almost a decade and a half, but fans are clearly still devouring its discography.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Quolls are threatened by the cane toad, which was introduced to Australia in 1935 in an attempt to control beetle pests that were devouring sugarcane roots.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
It will get stretched and compressed in one dimension, shredding it, accelerating its matter, and alternately devouring and ejecting the debris that arises from it.
—Big Think, 7 Apr. 2025
Elon Musk's self-deal for his AI company xAI to acquire X, formerly Twitter, is the strongest sign yet that the AI business is devouring the social media world.
—Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
Boxwood is covered in burlap and snow fence is draped around trees and shrubs to prevent deer from devouring them.
—Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
However, this situation could change on very short notice if Sgr A* were to snag itself a large gas cloud or a star and begin devouring it.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Alex endures the harassment, finishes her work, and ends the night by devouring a bowl of stew in the kitchen.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Although a single penguin is capable of devouring thousands of krill in a single sitting, swarms of the zooplankton may detect disturbances in the water ahead of mealtime.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devouring
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Testing confirmed that a cat in Washington County, Oregon, died after consuming the raw frozen cat food, which showed a genetic match between the virus and the cat food and the cat.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr.,
The Arizona Republic,
26 Dec. 2024
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Federal and state experts encourage people and their pets to avoid consuming raw or undercooked meat products, as well as raw dairy, to avoid the spread of disease.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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The Phillies will likely hold onto Bohm and as a result, will likely avoid spending $200 million on Bregman.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that the explicitly and deliberately religious charter school is a state actor, and therefore cannot skirt the state’s constitutional rules against spending public education money for religious purposes.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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But inhaling enough can turn the act of breathing into an existential hazard, prompting or worsening asthma, COPD, respiratory infections, and permanent lung damage.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner released its official report on Carter's death on April 18, 2023, attributing his cause of death to drowning after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam, the generic form of brand-name Xanax.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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However, as the brothers’ insatiable thirst for power ignites growing discord, the community fractures, and Rena’s family aligns with Ervil.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Mar. 2025
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At the heart of this transformation lies the exponential growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and its insatiable appetite for electricity.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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This material could reduce the environmental impact of construction by absorbing CO2 during its curing process.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2025
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How is the defense absorbing Knowles’ teachings?—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The company built a retail and residential complex around the county’s Coconut Grove Metrorail station, and Martin also is pitching an incinerator site in western Miami-Dade as an alternative to the Levine Cava plan to rebuild the trash-burning facility in Doral.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
4 Jan. 2025
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Most feature a king-size bed, wood-burning stove, plenty of knotty wood furniture, and fresh white linens.—
Maggie Fuller,
AFAR Media,
3 Jan. 2025
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This could ensure more consistent calls, reducing the controversy often seen in high-stakes games.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Companies and Customers are Leading As global markets prioritize clean technologies, major corporations are staying the course on their goals for reducing carbon pollution and propelling innovation.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The team looks to address that in the first round here, selecting space-eating defensive tackle Derrick Harmon.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Malone says that restrictive behaviour around eating would typically be seen more widely at this time of the season, with players bound for warmer climates in the summer and wanting their physique to stand up to public scrutiny.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Devouring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devouring. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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