FEEDING (ON, UPON, OR OFF) Synonyms: 11 Similar Words

feeding (on, upon, or off)

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Definition of feeding (on, upon, or off)

present participle of feed (on, upon, or off)

as in preying (on or upon)

to seize and eat (something) as prey the flycatcher is a bird that—as its name suggests—feeds on winged insects in midair

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The district attorney's office argued Mangione's August admission in federal court is insufficient to preclude a state trial because stalking and murder are two different crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Fisher said Moore entered the store and told a manager that the taxi driver was stalking her and trying to hurt her.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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International funding, Patil says, means long waits, complicated contracts and co-production treaties, and Indian filmmakers end up chasing the same grants as professionals from wealthier countries.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
The company said its problems would not be solved by chasing unhealthy sales volume or short-term revenue.

— Ryan Baker, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

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The scientists used data from NASA’s exoplanet-hunting satellite Kepler, which searched for exoplanets via very precise, high-cadence brightness measurements of hundreds of thousands of stars.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
Bonding over their passion for interiors, antiques hunting at the open market, the meeting resulted in a new holiday home collaboration unveiled in September.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

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