consume
verb (used with object)
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
will be consuming
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future progressiveof consume.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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"And now, this same group will be consuming fiction made by robots."
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
“China will be consuming more electricity than the European Union, United States and India combined,” said Keisuke Sadamori, the IEA’s director of energy markets and security.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
He is likely to relish the spotlight and play to the cameras, aware that the TV-obsessed president will be consuming every moment.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 13, 2019
Then the next week, it will be out, and there’s a sort of known quantity, a known audience will be consuming that review, even if it’s a small amount of people.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2018
Try, if you can, to avoid falling into the looming trap this week that will be consuming all of Redskins Nation.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2012
