TUCKS (AWAY OR IN) Synonyms: 49 Similar Words

tucks (away or in)

verb

present tense third-person singular of tuck (away or in)

as in consumes

to take in as food after tucking away that huge meal, I was feeling a little sleepy

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Every operation consumes computational resources, while storing intermediate results requires additional qubits.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Someone who orally consumes ketamine would typically begin to feel its effects within 20 minutes.

— Christopher P. Holstege, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026

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Measuring how much a baby eats typically requires weighing them directly before and after a feeding, and that’s an imprecise and cumbersome process.

— Monique Brouillette, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
In the opening scene, an old man eats a pear, smiles, and expires under a fruit tree; a beautiful death.

— Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026

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