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feeding

[fee-ding] / ˈfi dɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
grazing
Synonyms
ADJECTIVE
nursing
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
ranging
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NOUN
pasture
Synonyms




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"Since crinoid tube feet are used for feeding, you can think of them in a similar way to how we think about teeth in mammals," Wright explained.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

The whales appear to be feeding on fish that have moved into the warming waters of East Greenland.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Scientists describe the result as seasonal Arctic "feeding frenzies" - part of a major regime shift in the ocean environment along East Greenland.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

But she was the one that the paparazzi hounded most fiercely, feeding malicious tabloid coverage focused on her body image and weight.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Behind them, the feeding frenzy calmed down, and the other seabirds flew off.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Miss enough feedings and a vulnerable chick can perish.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Chapters in the third person depict the ways that the dog’s uneventful daily life of feedings and naps has been transformed by sickness.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 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

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

Mr. Zuckerman ordered Lurvy to increase Wilbur’s feedings from three meals a day to four meals a day.

From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White




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