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devouring

adjective as in eating up

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Patrick is a student of the game, and the big race itself - devouring books on the history of this unique contest.

From BBC

Then, I retreat to the living room, devouring them with nothing but a pile of oil-slicked napkins nearby — completely satisfied with my cheese-centric, minimalist dinner.

From Salon

When you’ve seen a pack of feral children eat two of their own, you may rightly wager they’ll rationalize devouring the longest pig at the first opportunity.

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The first thing that springs to my mind is vitamin C – either by devouring a mountain of oranges or in pill form.

From BBC

When he got there, everything was fine, except that her baby, he discovered, was one of two wriggling black mounds covered by swarms of black flies, which were "devouring the remnants of the placental membranes."

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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