Synonyms for consuming
kənˈsu mɪŋcon·sum·ing

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1. consuming, overwhelmingadjective

   very intense

   "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

   Synonyms:
   overwhelming, overpowering

   Antonyms:
   mild

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1. List of paraphrases for "consuming":

   consumption, consume, consumer, exertion, eating, consumers

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How to use consuming in a sentence?

1. John Higgins:

   There's been several cases described of people that have gone into cardiac arrest after consuming more than one energy beverage, and when they've done sort of further analysis on these individuals, they haven't been able to find anything abnormal other than the very high levels of caffeine and taurine in the toxicology, in one case, a young 28-year-old who drunk eight cans of an energy drink actually went into cardiac arrest, and they found John Higgins arteries of John Higgins heart were completely locked up. When they were able to open them up, all the testing revealed nothing wrong with this person other than he had high levels of caffeine and taurine.

2. Chris Jones:

   [In Asia] they are consuming media content on a large-screen phone so they don’t need a tablet, and Apple has [had an impact] as well, changing the size of their iPhone with the 6 Plus. That has an impact because there’s not a lot of difference between a large phone and a seven-inch tablet.

3. The NCA:

   While we're not seeing a significant change in the quantity of coffee that people are consuming, there is a clear change in the quality and consideration of each cup.

4. Olivia Okereke:

   Many of the men consuming the highest amounts of trans fat may also be the ones with the least healthy lifestyles or with the highest prevalence of health problems.

5. Lauren Manganiello:

   Consuming fresh tomatoes with a source of fat, such as olive oil, is a great way to boost lycopene absorption.