consumption
noun
the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
consumptions
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pluralof consumption.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Cutting meat consumptions — particularly red meat, particularly in high-income countries — represents an opportunity to lower methane emissions.
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
Religious celebrations — what with sacred slaughters, a stress on all things kosher, ritualized consumptions — are a particular point of tension for Jews who eat vegan.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2021
Bullein claims "the best milk that helpeth against consumptions is woman's milk".
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2016
Each individual has to pay for their own consumptions choices.
From Forbes ● Apr. 5, 2015
The coal consumptions have been reduced 16.7 per cent. in the last ten years and 27.9 per cent. in the last nineteen.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 by Various
