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

fed (on, upon, or off)

verb

past tense of feed (on, upon, or off)

as in preyed (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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Masked men staked out his home and stalked his wife on the street.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
The feds’ case alleged that Mangione had stalked the executive for weeks and laid out plans to kill him in a manifesto that lamented greed in the health insurance industry at the expense of everyday Americans’ well-being.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

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The Brewers regained a two-run lead in the sixth on David Hamilton’s RBI single that chased Bradford, who gave up nine hits and three runs in 5 2/3 innings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The Dodgers loaded the bases again in the eighth but came up empty when Muncy chased a splitter out of the strike zone on the ninth-pitch of his at-bat against reliever Didier Fuentes.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of chased

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This time they're being hunted simultaneously by government forces led by Chiwetel Ejiofor's Rex Strickland and a monstrous Xenophage sent by symbiote god Knull, voiced/performed by Andy Serkis.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The menu is just about everything that can be grown or hunted on property, considering Vermejo's remoteness.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

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