ATE (UP) Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

ate (up)

verb

Definition of ate (up)

past tense of eat (up)

as in welcomed

to receive or accept gladly or readily predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster

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as in consumed

to destroy all trace of the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach

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California officials and independent voting rights groups welcomed the appellate court’s latest ruling as a major win for the state.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The university also welcomed 3,938 new first-time undergraduate students, its largest incoming class to date, with 2,305 of those students being Idaho residents.

— Harllie Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of welcomed

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For months the saga consumed nearly all the media coverage in the Maine race, turning Collins, the five-term incumbent, into an afterthought.

— Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
For over a month, the country has been consumed by protests that erupted into widespread riots last weekend.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of consumed

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Rogers, the Republican Senate candidate, has embraced the strategy, claiming, without offering any evidence, that El-Sayed has accepted campaign contributions from supporters of Hezbollah and Hamas.

— Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
But our current vice president, JD Vance, someone who will likely run for president in 2028, has publicly embraced Richard Nixon’s legacy.

— Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026

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“Ate (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ate%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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