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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Recent Examples of chew
Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Chickens can roost on trees and goats love to chew on them.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Hard chews are made with natural ingredients like chamomile, ginger, and valerian root, while soft chews are made with ingredients like passion flower, lemon root, and ashwagandha.
—Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Otherwise, there’s not much to chew on yet, without any context.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
Chickens can roost on trees and goats love to chew on them.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
The Honest Paws Calm Treat Bundle includes two packs of treats, each containing 30 CBD chews.
—Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
Hard chews are made with natural ingredients like chamomile, ginger, and valerian root, while soft chews are made with ingredients like passion flower, lemon root, and ashwagandha.
—Lydia Kariuki, The Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew
Verb
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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
Noun
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Hundreds of commenters who had never met the couple thanked her for the shred of good news.—
Callie Holtermann,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The record’s new-wave ditties are an amalgamation of strange but immediately identifiable components, chimeras of ’60s pop à la Lesley Gore and the frenzied shred of a skateboarding compilation.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
3 Dec. 2024
Verb
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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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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
Noun
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After a short dribble inside, Savinho hit an outside-of-the-foot pass to De Bruyne on the wing.—
Liam Tharme,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Paolo Banchero pump-faked a Milwaukee defender, took one dribble to his right and hoisted a 3-point shot from the wing as time ticked away late Friday night inside Kia Center.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Lots and lots of hay Like cows, rabbits are foragers that are hardwired to graze constantly, nibbling on fibers and hay one stalk at a time, Valand said.—
Claire Thornton,
USA TODAY,
11 Jan. 2025
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The video, taken during an expedition to the reef in May 2024, also shows the male following the female before nibbling at her.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Both look like transfer-market snips now Forest are pushing for Champions League qualification as the surprise package of the season.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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How about the new Magico S2, a snip at just $34,000.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
5 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Both are abrasive particles with sharp edges that can irritate eyes, respiratory systems and skin.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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At some point the classical simulation will just fail because bouncing balls will never be able to replicate the peculiar quantum mechanical laws obeyed by sub-atomic particles.—
Vineer Bhansali,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The color palette is dark: black, all browns, from espresso to cognac, shades of gray, the return of navy, touches of red and check prints.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Handwritten names on cups brings back the human touch that brought people together to sip coffee in the first place, Starbucks said.—
Amber Garrett,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Chew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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