consume
Example Sentences
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“Long‑term contracts, combined with costly and time‑consuming switching requirements, create meaningful friction against rapid displacement.”
From Barron's
A recent update of the federal dietary guidelines recommended Americans consume more protein and put beef atop the new food pyramid.
For the next five months, the cleanup consumed my life.
Consumers are broadly demonstrating that they care about the amount of plastic they consume: Some shoppers in the U.S. and Canada say they will avoid buying a product because of its packaging material.
Camille’s heartbreak is so consuming that it turns her into something else entirely, placing her soul in the framework of her sought-after chair and turning her human body into a stiff, agreeable bag of bones.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
