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as in consumed
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 spent
to make complete use of a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings
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as in inhaled
to swallow or eat greedily the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food
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Recent Examples of devoured Some seeds get devoured by their parent star; some seeds get ejected from their stellar system; some seeds get swallowed by other seeds; some seeds get blasted apart by further interactions. —
Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026 Many new viewers devoured the show in one go ahead of the second season, which has aired weekly since January. —Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 Astronomers have used the XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) X-ray spacecraft to discover that a star is being slowly devoured by an elusive stellar companion, solving a mystery that has baffled scientists for over a century. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Born Carlos Ray Norris on March 10, 1940, in Ryan, Oklahoma, Norris devoured the movies of John Wayne growing up. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 The media devoured his story like a plate of fresh oysters. —Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 How Newport Beach came out on top The appreciation of existing properties and the migration of fleeing Angelenos — whether running from COVID-era masking policies and school shutdowns or the flames that devoured Pacific Palisades — helped Newport Beach gain several spots on the list. —Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 In every scene, Terry Malloy is being devoured by regret, torn apart about doing the right thing, and simmering with an existential anxiety that could blow at any second. —Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026 Many new viewers devoured the show in one go ahead of the second season, which has aired weekly since January. —Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026 Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026 Astronomers have used the XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) X-ray spacecraft to discover that a star is being slowly devoured by an elusive stellar companion, solving a mystery that has baffled scientists for over a century. —Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Born Carlos Ray Norris on March 10, 1940, in Ryan, Oklahoma, Norris devoured the movies of John Wayne growing up. —Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026 The media devoured his story like a plate of fresh oysters. —Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 How Newport Beach came out on top The appreciation of existing properties and the migration of fleeing Angelenos — whether running from COVID-era masking policies and school shutdowns or the flames that devoured Pacific Palisades — helped Newport Beach gain several spots on the list. —Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026 In every scene, Terry Malloy is being devoured by regret, torn apart about doing the right thing, and simmering with an existential anxiety that could blow at any second. —Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
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The paleo diet is an eating approach based on foods believed to have been consumed before modern agriculture.— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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For her, having consumed little but state media for the past decade, the victory of Péter Magyar was not cause for joy, but for crippling fear.— Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2026
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Gould spent the next two days in a coma in the intensive care unit, on a ventilator.— Kerry Breen, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Amenities and experiences Most of my afternoons were spent idling at the heated infinity pool, glass of African wine in hand, overlooking the crater.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2026
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Peppermint oil used as aromatherapy should be inhaled directly from the bottle or through a diffuser.— T'Keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2026
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Several fungal species are most often carried by dust and other soil disturbances, posing health risks when inhaled.— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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This latest denial likely closes the door for Williams to open a dispensary at the Broadway location — having exhausted most administrative routes.— Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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In one panel, children maimed or exhausted by labor stare out bleakly; in another, unemployed men in a small industrial town sit or stand around.— Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
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His EcoFlow house battery eventually drained as well, bringing the vehicle to a complete 0% state of charge.— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026
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Kennard drained all five of his three-point attempts, including three in the fourth quarter.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of residents crammed into City Hall, filling multiple overflow rooms.— Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
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Not in terms of the scale of its sets—we’ll leave that to the giant staircase in The Queen of Versailles, or whatever is going on with the flying vampires of The Lost Boys—but in terms of the most tropes crammed into one two-act stretch.— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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Stoners are no longer useful as a comedy device, while pot’s countercultural meaning has dissipated as it’s been absorbed into the mainstream.— Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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Uncover and bake for another 12 to 16 minutes, until the orzo is tender, has absorbed most of the stock, and the chicken reaches 165°F on an instant read thermometer.— Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Devoured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/devoured. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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