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
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This interaction with the festive content is a two-way street: as much as retailers are orchestrating it, consumers are feeding it with enthusiasm.Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Food from these islands has fed people for hundreds of years, but the chinampas are under threat from urbanization.Mariana Martínez Barba and Julitàn Trejo Bax, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2024
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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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Businesses near the White House were boarded up today as a precaution should there be civil unrest.Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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Buildings on the campus have been boarded up, including the former administration building that burned Monday, and there has been a history of break-ins and fires on campus, Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon said at the scene.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
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As prices crept up at these restaurants, which are intended to provide an affordable night out for families, consumers instead opted to stay home or dine at restaurants offering value deals.Maya Huter, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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White Castle is offering free combo meals to veterans and active-duty military members who dine at participating restaurants.Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Operational Optimization: Operational optimizations can be harder to achieve in private and hybrid clouds, with different provisioning environments.Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Instead of getting to shadow Aesha or learn about placing provisioning orders, Ellie is stuck showing Carrie around the boat.Emma Soren, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Victual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/victual. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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