1
as in to feed
to provide food or meals for
the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown
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2
as in to eat
to take a meal
that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison
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Recent Examples of victual
Scholars long thought that the capability to construct and victual a watercraft and then navigate it to a distant coast arrived only with advent of agriculture and animal domestication.
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Andrew Lawler, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2018
Andrew Lawler, Science | AAAS, 24 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for victual
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In the video, the pair can be seen feeding each other fruit, taking bubble baths together and nearly kissing before the cameras cut to black.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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At the same time, spam filters could rely on spelling and grammar detection to feed their filter.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths.—
Ann Maloney,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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New this year to True Nature is a retreat for those with eating disorders and their family members.—
Plain Dealer guest writer,
cleveland.com,
19 July 2017
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Before boarding Lionsgate, Tobey was a partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP from August 2012 to March 2023.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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What To Know Standard driver's licenses will no longer be accepted for boarding domestic flights or entering federal facilities.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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The couple also dined with Diane von Furstenberg on Tuesday, according to Venice daily La Nuova Venezia.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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According to local outlet The Dallas Morning News, the two actors dined at Joe Leo Fine Tex-Mex restaurant with John Stamos.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Infrastructure-as-Code: Filling the Gap Infrastructure-as-Code allows organizations to manage and provision their cloud infrastructure through programmable code, significantly reducing manual processes and associated risks.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Scaling its infrastructure required extensive automation, including deploying Kubernetes for dynamic resource allocation, automating GPU provisioning and optimizing data workflows to reduce operational bottlenecks.—
Vinod Bijlani,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Victual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victual. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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