feed (on, upon, or off)

as in to prey (on or upon)
to seize and eat (something) as prey the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair

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Verb
  • The Cultural Toll The U.S. may still be the ultimate prize, but for many international artists and their teams, the cost of chasing it is starting to outweigh the payoff.
    Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Catch up on the latest energy news: PRO: To chase or not to chase?
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • While Ellie and Dina (Isabela Merced) are out on patrol, Ellie encounters an Infected that has a level of intelligence, stalking her through the aisles and baiting her into traps.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
  • For the past months, institutions have let themselves be stalked by the Trump Administration.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
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  • The weekend before his death, the teens went hunting with their father.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Guns were not important in Colonial Virginia in that day because people needed to hunt to make a living.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Feed (on, upon, or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feed%20%28on%2C%20upon%2C%20or%20off%29. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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