as in to consume
to eat (something) especially in a noisy way
We munched popcorn during the movie. cattle munching grass
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The Vice President—clad in a Howard University sweatshirt, munching pizza with anchovies—spent the next 10 hours on the phone, dialing delegates and wrangling endorsements.
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Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
Discourage deer from munching on your favorite fall plants with these straightforward tips.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
With Barrymore’s back turned, Douglas quickly seized the opportunity and began munching on Mendes’ dress.
—EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Gadd munched on pepperoni pizza, taking in the moment.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
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Charlotte Alter/philadelphia, TIME, 12 Aug. 2024
Discourage deer from munching on your favorite fall plants with these straightforward tips.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
With Barrymore’s back turned, Douglas quickly seized the opportunity and began munching on Mendes’ dress.
—EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
Gadd munched on pepperoni pizza, taking in the moment.
—Ryma Chikhoune, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
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If necessary, vampire bats can gorge and consume four times their body weight in liquid.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Koalas spend most of their time sleeping and eating — consuming a diet mostly of eucalyptus leaves.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 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
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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
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The grounds attract other wildlife too, like warthogs who try to snack on leftover giraffe pellets.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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With an array of traditional plates and even a charcuterie add-on (for those eager to snack before the big meal), this department store is your one-stop shop for your spread this year.Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2024
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Nomi Malone licking the stripper pole in Showgirls?Lily Burana, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the series premiere, Rio licked Agatha’s hand in a sapphic (and slightly blood-play oriented) moment of intimacy, and the two also had an almost-kiss at the end of episode four.Quispe López, Them, 31 Oct. 2024
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So make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it.Miriam Porter, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Who knew something so simple could taste so delicious?Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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Burton devoured everything from horror films to Ray Harryhausen animations, science fiction B movies and Japanese Kaiju monster films.Tacita Quinn, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps my eagerness to devour new experiences (as well as my need for cash) compelled me to join the notorious MIT blackjack teams after seeing a flier on campus.Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Munch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/munch. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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