- present participle of consume.
consuming
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In their preclinical experiments, consuming high amounts of fructose comparable to those found in sugary drinks could promote signals associated with cancer spread even without chemotherapy treatment.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026
In 2015 a girlfriend and I spent a few months separated by an ocean, during a period when my depression was consuming me.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026
She told us she felt "great, consuming relief", but added she was "astounded" it had taken an external review for Channel 4 to finally pull the plug on the show.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
During his rookie season in 2020, the Chargers quarterback told GQ magazine he was “living off” the sandwiches, consuming both a Steak Philly sub and a Chicken & Bacon Ranch sub each night for dinner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
The average eight- to eighteen-year-old was consuming ten hours and forty-five minutes of media per day.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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