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masticate

[mas-ti-keyt] / ˈmæs tɪˌkeɪt /


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Peltz’s decades-long record gave them plenty to masticate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024

And dogs have been known to yap and masticate their displeasure.

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2020

"Nature will castigate those who don't masticate," Fletcher famously said.

From Chicago Tribune • Nov. 19, 2014

Mary Berry will never masticate on telly again.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2013

“Cherries are the fruit. Pop 'em in, slide out the stone, masticate, swallow, finito. None of this...spatter and gore.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell