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verb

Definition of chewsnext
present tense third-person singular of chew
as in eats
to crush or grind with the teeth please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke

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noun

plural of chew
as in shreds

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chews
  1. eats
  2. particles
  3. consumes
  4. crumbs
  5. snippets
Verb
  • While the specter of cannibalism haunts Yellowjackets’ flashbacks (until Shauna finally eats her dead bestie Jackie’s ear in the season 2 premiere), Class of ‘07 plays that survival trope—along with food poisoning, a lack of working toilets, and in one case murder—for macabre laughs.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Each inspector eats out around 300 times a year and has 150 overnight stays.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of eats
Noun
  • It’s studded with pink salt particles that gently remove buildup, skin cells, and impurities.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The water samples that the team used naturally contained both larger particles like zooplankton, sand and dirt, and smaller or dissolved particles like salt.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of particles
Verb
  • In the skies, every movement consumes precious energy, and there isn’t much of it.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Each is necessary and consumes daily chunks of time, but each has the option for delegation or automation.
    Matt Reynolds, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of consumes
Noun
  • Sweep Floors One of the worst parts about sweeping floors is having to remove loose hairs and crumbs from the broom's bristles.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Keep the mini broom handy to sweep crumbs off the counter, table, or sofa.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of crumbs
Noun
  • The lawsuit goes on to allege that Stereophonic lifts specific scenes, and even snippets of dialog, from Making Rumours.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • If possible, consider making a music video, a lyric video or a series of visual snippets to go along with your release strategy.
    Justin Grome, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of snippets
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