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mastication

[mas-ti-kay-shuhn] / ˌmæs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /


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Its goal is to get the park to do more thinning, mastication and biomass removal in addition to prescribed burns, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

The "Saturn's ring" region — that's what we Cookies call the space in between our edges and our centers — should be distinctly chewy, a clenched tightness that elicits some mastication.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2021

It oils the wheels of mastication without positively boosting flavour.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2019

Pathetic, and almost moving, when you think about it: the worst sinners imaginable, each doomed to everlasting mastication, are guys undone by the successes of their famous friends.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019

Donovan’s voice was muffled, with pauses for mastication, “He’s gathering data on electronic stream functions. We’re heading for a storm, looks like.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov


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