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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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For crinoids, tube feet play an important role in feeding, responding to water currents and occupying different ecological niches.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

"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

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

What he found instead was a girl about his age, his height, feeding a giraffe.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

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 cub requires four enrichment and feeding sessions every day, with overnight feedings needed in his early days at the center.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 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

Several feedings later, the second man put Frightful on a perch in the pine forest.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George




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