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feeding

[fee-ding] / ˈfi dɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
grazing
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
nursing
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
ranging
Synonyms




NOUN
pasture
Synonyms




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In preparation, Angel City folks stopped feeding the cats on Friday so they’d take the bait.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

I wasn’t so much self-caring for myself as I was feeding the app.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

The charity said frequent interruptions could affect seals' immune systems, hormone levels and ability to recover between feeding trips.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

That suggests the two populations were feeding within ecosystems that had different environmental signatures.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

This limited them to very short feeding periods at dusk.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Rowe regularly traveled to Sawe’s camp in Kenya where they simulated competitive environments and feedings to prepare Sawe’s stomach to handle it—that “gut training” crucial for race day.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 28, 2026

Among my food-minded friends, I’ve witnessed exchanges that feel almost intimate in their care: Mason jars of peppery bone broth made for a new mother, cold at the edges and vaguely carnivorous during late-night feedings.

From Salon Dec. 23, 2025

The new version feels faster and lighter, with a greater emphasis on humor — even in a show that details hunger strikes and forced feedings.

From Seattle Times Apr. 17, 2024

On its website, Penny Appeal says it provides poverty relief in Asia, the Middle East and Africa by "offering water solutions, organising mass feedings, supporting orphan care and providing emergency food and medical aid".

From BBC Mar. 7, 2024

In addition to the daily multitude, those amateur cooks were faced with allergy cases, diabetics, nursing mothers, infants who required special feedings.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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