feed (on, upon, or off)

verb

Definition of feed (on, upon, or off)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feed (on, upon, or off)
  1. chase
  2. stalk
  3. hunt
Verb
  • The Trojans must chase their third championship in program history without their star.
    — Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
  • So just going out and trying to find better opportunities and continue to chase greatness.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of chase
Verb
  • There's a big focus on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • And even an economy stalked by the prospects of stagflation offers some opportunities to do both.
    — J.J. McCorvey, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of stalk
Verb
  • But on the 24th floor of a lower Manhattan U.S. District courthouse, a string of FBI agents filled in the nitty gritty—detailing the forensic penetration of iPhones, Google accounts, WhatsApp messages, and search histories of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) operatives hunting Alinejad.
    — Karl Vick, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The longtime ritual calls for members of the royal family to smear blood on their faces from their first kill during fox or stag hunting.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of hunt
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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 1 Apr. 2025.

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