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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The group then stalked the man and his parents for two days, officials said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
The Swedish native’s two-and-a-half-minute film starred his wife, Lotta Losten, as a woman stalked by a mysterious figure when the lights go out.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2026

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Quarterback Ryan Rakowski of Palos Verdes High was rolling right while being chased.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Hayden said 32-year-old Lemark Jaramillo had chased a 17-year-old boy into the restaurant and was trying to stab him in retaliation for a fight that happened moments before at a nearby Chipotle.

— Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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For the intismeran study, scientists hunted gene mutations unique to each patient’s tumor, mutations that create proteins which shouldn’t be in the body unless those cancer cells start to grow again.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Continue reading â¦ SOUTH OF THE BORDER â Dog the Bounty Hunter hunted Max Factor heir Andrew Luster to Mexico in 2003, now serial rapist is free.

— , FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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