as in to gobble (up or down)
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Or even just putting away outdoor furniture that can become projectiles when the wind kicks up?—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2025 -
Declutter by putting away items that collect there throughout the week, like mail, packages of food, keys, or extra dishes.—
Lauren Wicks,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Food is more easily digested than supplements and can be easier on the stomach.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
10 Jan. 2025
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Once ingested, the copepod is digested in the gastrointestinal tract and the larvae emerge and penetrate the lining of the intestines.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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And Deion would rather swallow four gallons of humility rather than finance that $8 million himself.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2025
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Technological failures and fires swallow family photos.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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There’s a complete lack of self-consciousness in Mother’s wolfing down handfuls of meatloaf or playfully woofing at strangers in public, and that’s matched by what Adams is doing to bring this woman to life.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Dec. 2024
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In 2019, one edition that sold for $190,000 at Art Basel Miami was wolfed down by performance artist David Datuna.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
29 Nov. 2024
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Though the storm largely subsided by Tuesday morning, another weather system forecast is expected to spread a wintry mess from Texas to the East Coast later this week, which means people likely won't be able to put down the shovels anytime soon.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA TODAY,
8 Jan. 2025
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Deciding how much to put down will come down to your own personal budget.—
Kristine Gill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Jan. 2025
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Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths.—
Ann Maloney,
NOLA.com,
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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Of course, rules to reduce nicotine in cigarettes would have no impact on nicotine in e-cigarettes, which have largely replaced combustible tobacco as one of the main ways young people now consume nicotine.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
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And the reach of all these different channels combined is really critical because people are consuming their news in a lot of different ways, not just watching a linear broadcast but across social media and all these streaming channels.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Mouth (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28down%29. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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