fed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feed.
fed
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[fed]
/ fɛd /
verb
idioms
fed
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[fed]
/ fɛd /
noun
Fed
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[fed]
/ fɛd /
noun
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Informal. the Fed, the Federal Reserve System.
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the Federal Reserve Board.
fed.
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American
abbreviation
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federal.
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federated.
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federation.
Fed.
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American
abbreviation
Fed.
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abbreviation
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Federal
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Federation
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Federated
fed
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British
/ fɛd /
verb
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the past tense and past participle of feed
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informal bored or annoyed
Fed
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/ fɛd /
noun
fed
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/ fɛd /
noun
Etymology
Origin of fed
First recorded in 1915–20; by shortening
Example Sentences
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"Deer in Bushy and Richmond Parks are wild animals and should never be fed, approached or touched."
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Dillon Davis and Nichols Neff were fed up with “corporate slop,” the bowl-centric meals that are a staple of sad office lunches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Notably, neither scavengers nor flies that fed on the supposedly poisoned carcasses have perished -- creatures that typically succumb after consuming poisoned animals.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Some of the U.S. intelligence fed to the system was outdated, not accounting for the presence of the school.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
“I just had to. She’s always doing things for me. She even fed the monkeys for me.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
The market is currently pricing in 35 basis points of Fed rate hikes for the next 12 months, less than Danske’s call of two hikes of 25 basis points each.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Traders now put the chances of a Fed hike at one in four, compared with 50:50 last week, according to Bloomberg.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
What matters is why the Fed is moving and how fast.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
There’s not that much Kevin Warsh’s Fed can do about it, either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Fed up with the Housing Authority’s intransigence, leading 150 protesters, Ann took over a meeting between the city council and representatives of the DHA.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
“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
“The animals were cared for. They were fed. It wasn’t the cleanest situation.”
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
“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
"As an organisation we would far rather see families fed. It is a shame organisations like this exist but in such times it is great we can provide support to the communities we operate in."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2022
“The workers trap rats when they don’t satisfy me enough to get fed. Some of the grass roots are said to be tasty. I wouldn’t know.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
“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
Fed. petit. for wom. suff. in 1900 after appeal from Miss Anthony.
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper
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