fed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feed.
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/ fɛd /
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[fed]
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Informal. the Fed, the Federal Reserve System.
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the Federal Reserve Board.
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federal.
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federated.
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federation.
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Fed.
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Federal
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Federation
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Federated
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/ fɛd /
verb
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the past tense and past participle of feed
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informal bored or annoyed
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Etymology
Origin of fed
First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening
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The single male Montagu's harrier has also been working very hard to keep his two nests of hungry chicks fed.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
They worked on the Cassini/Huygens mission that explored Saturn and landed a small probe in 2005 on Titan’s surface that fed back data for 72 minutes before it conked out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
"Differences in their structure tell us about what kinds of environments a species lived in and how it fed."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is fed by rainwater that collects in two artificial lakes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
This is the only way to make sure Joey is properly fed and clothed.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
His base case continues to be that the Fed chair’s challenges on inflation and bond yields, the upcoming midterm elections and the end of earnings season catalysts will prolong the near-term choppiness.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
And here’s where things get interesting: Bessent’s Treasury Department wants lower yields, but Fed Chairman Warsh thinks markets should help guide policy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
The Fed accommodated the spending by keeping interest rates near zero and purchasing Treasurys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
In cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, housing construction slowed down, and that resulted in surging home prices, the Fed researchers said in the report.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
Fed by neither streams nor springs, the lake was often filthy and algaed, relying on fickle prairie rains for replenishment.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Richards said: "They don't need to be fed. A lot of people are thinking: 'It's bone dry out there, everything is brown', but the deer don't need supplementary feeding here at Richmond Park."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
“It was pretty obvious, just walking the streets, what they wanted. They wanted to be fed. It was as simple as that.”
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
“And I hope that everyone feels a little more loved than before they came, a little bit more seen, and more fed. I just hope everyone just feels taken care of.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
“We give her bird baths. We make sure she’s well fed. She’s got freedom — she’s not locked in a cage.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
“I do not care that my foolish belly is growing lazy after all these days of little to do. It must be fed. I will not die because it does not wish to work.”
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
“I actually want more from my Fed. I want to feel comfortable that the Fed knows what it is doing,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“Greenspan marked the beginning of a much more reactive Fed. He started the shift toward overprotecting markets,” said Ethan Harris, former chief economist at Bank of America Securities.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
“It’s problematic for the Fed. I don’t see how they can justify a June cut with this strong data.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
“It still shows inflationary pressures in the pipeline and that’s not good news for the Fed. If there’s any positive signs it’s the yearly decline.”
From Reuters ● Dec. 9, 2022
Schools, Fed. of, adopts wom. suff. res. and petits.,
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper
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