Ate
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- British cereal Weetabix did a whole series of these: Elmer Fudd dropped his gun and ran from Bugs Bunny after Bugs ate Weetabix.
Source: Cereal-Induced Superpowers -
Elan: Can't we drop breadcrumbs like that story where they dropped breadcrumbs but the birds came and ate them all and they got lost and never mind I get it.
Source: You Answered Your Own Question -
In the original fairy tale the dwarfs were not individualized and Snow White was saved when the prince accidentally dropped the coffin, causing the apple she ate to fall out of her throat.
Source: Pop-Cultural Osmosis
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Dropped and Ate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ate/dropped
Ate & Dropped. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ate/dropped>.
Dropped or Ate. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ate/dropped.
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