VICTUALING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

victualing

verb

variants or victualling

present participle of victual

as in feeding

to provide food or meals for the navy was usually equipped, clothed and victualled by the Crown

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as in eating

to take a meal that evening the travelers victualed sumptuously on partridge and venison

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The groups have watched pigeon flocks flee from hawks and have seen pigeons feeding crop milk, a substance adult pigeons produce near their throat, to their babies.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
For each TikTok, Moore animated Janie by feeding the still dorm room image into AI video model MiniMax H3.

— Jesse Watson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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Viewed from a distance, the steady feeding process would proceed like a triangle as the victim brown dwarf orbits the star that is eating it.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Whole grains are digested more slowly than refined grains, which may help reduce blood sugar spikes after eating.

— Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 8 Oct. 2026

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Video first obtained by ABC News shows Coast Guard agents equipped in tactical gear boarding the ship, guns drawn, while a separate Coast Guard boat goes alongside of it.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
After that, visitors file out and gain even more virtual altitude, boarding a dirigible that skims an ancient version of the skyline.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026

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Stanford’s Residential & Dining Enterprises department, SFChronicle found, has previously used AI to create dining posters promoting different deals.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 23 Sep. 2026
And on each level, the rooms are designed to flow through, rather than around, the two kitchens and dining rooms.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026

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Poland also has over 86,000 places of refuge offering a lower level of protection such as basements, underground garages or subway stations, and catering for around 23 million people.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Eastern handles are shorter and thicker, catering more to those who use a Penhold grip, where the head of the paddle is facing down and the paddle is held like a pen.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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