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consumptive

[kuhn-suhmp-tiv] / kənˈsʌmp tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
destructive
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ServiceNow offers tiers of AI-native bundles with hybrid and consumptive meters across its product portfolio.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Create In Your Name” has a Billie Eilish-worthy late-night murk, with lyrics so devotional they almost sound consumptive.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The majority of IBM’s software follows a consumptive and instance-related pricing model, not SaaS, and we think that is a better place to be.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

On a financial level, how DeepSeek functions with fewer resources will raise unavoidable sustainability questions when other AI companies attempt to succeed using more consumptive models.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025

Soon the Laughing Man was regularly crossing the Chinese border into Paris, France, where he enjoyed flaunting his high but modest genius in the face of Marcel Dufarge, the internationally famous detective and witty consumptive.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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