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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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But now I’ve lived there 16 years of my life total, so it just starts feeding its way back in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Curtis said that Hegseth's plan "risks feeding that appetite" and urged him to reconsider.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Together, these patterns more closely resembled the natural feeding cycles seen in wild lions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

For example: What if a 911 dispatcher or an AI agent could launch AI-driven drones to the scene of a fire to “360” the structure, feeding back video or still images from every approach?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

“It was like feeding the monster,” said Eisman.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

Caretakers wear disguises reminiscent of Darth Vader’s getup during feedings — so they’re not recognized as people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 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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