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eat through

VERB

penetrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crack drill enter go through infiltrate invade pass through permeate pervade puncture seep

STRONG

access bayonet bore charge come diffuse drive encroach force gore impale insert insinuate introduce jab knife percolate perforate prick probe ream saturate spear stab suffuse thrust trespass

WEAK

barge in blow in break in breeze in bust in filter in get in ingress make a hole make an entrance pop in run into sink into stick into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

surrender yield

STRONG

retreat

WEAK

exit misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand take out withdraw

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"The rise in gas and oil prices will eat through the entire value chain," he told news outlet Der Spiegel.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Rayner Velasquez, a chef, said colleagues are paring back on the key imported ingredients that typically go into the meat stew that Venezuelans stuff into the tamale-like hallacas that they eat through the holiday season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

The prohibition against soap comes from a time when all soap was made with lye, which could eat through a patina in minutes.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

And because baby teeth have a thinner outer shell of enamel, which allows bacteria to eat through them faster, they are even more susceptible to cavities than the permanent teeth that replace them.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2023

Rats dig inside pails, eat through plastic bags.

From "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

eat through

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