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chewing



NOUN
mastication
Synonyms


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He stood on the roof of the Cigars & Stripes BBQ Lounge, brandishing a chicken wing and a fridge-size bottle of barbecue sauce while chewing on a stogie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Much of the tech industry’s spending increase has come as the costs for memory capacity rise, with AI demand chewing up available supply and threatening to push prices higher for electronic devices.

From MarketWatch • May 10, 2026

"He literally went from chewing the walls of a Gold Coast apartment to roaming through the Aussie bush on a mission to save our most iconic species," Sharrad said.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The game involved the children chewing and swallowing three sweets that they unwrapped in advance, with the quickest eating all three winning a prize of a chocolate bar the next morning.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

They were sitting around on the limbs, chewing away and peering at me with their beady little eyes.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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