Synonyms for consumes
con·sumes

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1. List of paraphrases for "consumes":

   absorbs, uses

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1. The Hitopadesa:

   What a rich man gives and what he consumes, that is his real worth.

2. Antonio Weiss:

   The constant pursuit to save one more millisecond not only consumes resources potentially better invested elsewhere, but increases the pressure on the plumbing of the system to handle ever-increasing speeds and messaging traffic.

3. Crysta Abelseth:

   It’s been a strain, definitely, on my family now because this consumes my life, i’m shook to my core…it has taken a turn that’s unfathomable.

4. Damon Gameau:

   I think you can’t not be shocked by learning the average Australian consumes 40 spoonfuls of sugar per day.

5. John Updike:

   A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.