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  • past participle of feed.
  • past tense form of feed.
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fed

[fed] / fɛd /










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For decades, he supervised the coal conveyor belt that fed generators, breathing in dust and gas that "nipped his throat".

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Now, in an echo of history, he is dealing with new price pressures fed by another war while Bessent oversees the economic statecraft aimed at bringing that war to an end.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

They probably fed on humus, decaying plant material, and fungal spores.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Chris Lofts, the site manager, said the waste was first filtered before having water added and being fed into a digester to create methane.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

I got the message and we fed him—small amounts, still almost starvation, but something—and Fred returned to his former cheerful self.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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