as in to masticate
to crush or grind with the teeth
please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
From its very first episode, Agatha All Along went to great lengths to show us that, even with WandaVision’s lead killed off in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, there was still plenty of — and perhaps too much — meat for Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness to chew on.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
Talia Abbas, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Madeleines are glazed in tart yuzu frosting; hojicha muffins sprinkled with black sesame offer a satisfying chew.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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But those seeking restraint and something more clever than the usual carnage will find this talky (in a good way) creeper offers more to chew on than the genre norm.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
From its very first episode, Agatha All Along went to great lengths to show us that, even with WandaVision’s lead killed off in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, there was still plenty of — and perhaps too much — meat for Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness to chew on.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
Better still, the zip pocket has room for gel packs and/or energy chews.
—Talia Abbas, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2024
Madeleines are glazed in tart yuzu frosting; hojicha muffins sprinkled with black sesame offer a satisfying chew.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew
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But the Republicans masticated the issue endlessly Monday nonetheless.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
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Peltz’s decades-long record gave them plenty to masticate.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
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Hundreds of people have been reported missing, perhaps unable to leave their location or unable to contact family where communications infrastructure is in shreds.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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The story picks up in a military bunker in the Everglades, where the last shreds of humanity have gathered in search of safety.Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 19 July 2017
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Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 19 July 2017
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Alexander-Walker caught the pass, pumped, took a side dribble and fired.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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And that gave Markkanen the ability to grab rebounds and start transition off the dribble.Tony Jones, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
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But losing in legal courts is different from losing in the court of public opinion, where sane people are left trying to explain that noncitizen Haitians aren’t illegally voting while nibbling poodle kebabs and assaulting the neighbors.Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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As the video goes on, Chewie gets closer and sniffs the mouse, who is casually nibbling on its food.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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After removing the plant from its nursery container, snip or prune girdling roots and rough up the surface of the root ball with your fingers.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
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Just a few units of filler here, a snip and tuck there.Viv Chen, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
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While the triggers for the extreme cold at that time are debated, prevailing theories involve changes in tectonic plate activity, including the release of particles into the atmosphere that reflected sunlight away from Earth.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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In fact, scientists suspect that the magnetosphere coaxes Triton’s energetic particles to cross over to Neptune’s atmosphere and excite auroral flares on the planet.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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For more complex issues, the human touch remains irreplaceable.Stacey Widlitz, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Several of Riley's good friends also addressed the court, including Riley's three roommates, who had testified during the trial about trying to find and get in touch with her the day of her murder.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Chew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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