devoured

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"We have tentatively suggested that the long palps might allow the male to keep a safer distance during mating and help him avoid being attacked and devoured by the highly aggressive female."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, the consumer market is being quietly devoured by a company spending 1/50th as much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Of course, I first devoured the novels at an age when I was too young to understand the Heathcliff-Catherine ourobouros dynamic; lonely, bookish orphan Jane was more my speed.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Thousands of Principality Stadium tickets - once devoured in a daffodil-clad frenzy - remain unsold.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

I devoured them, savoring the adventures they brought to me.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam