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molar

[moh-ler] / ˈmoʊ lər /
NOUN
chopper
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“It’s the most complete mastodon molar from our area, and the most spectacular mastodon molar that I’ve ever seen,” Wayne Thompson, a paleontologist and owner of the firm Pacific Paleontology, said in the news release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Rather, they are the kind of larger than life-size illuminated molar that – in these parts at least – advertise that a dental clinic is not too far away.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Standing on four pronged feet at the junction of two rivers, O’Donnell + Tuomey’s five-story design resembles a giant chipped molar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

In 1832, Darwin uncovered molar teeth belonging to Toxodon, and the following year he discovered a skull belonging to the creature in Uruguay.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2024

Locals gleefully took them away—one bowling-ball-size mammoth molar ended up as a doorstop.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

As many as 8,000 people lived in its unique cluster of adobe-brick homes, which were packed together, Mr. Kean writes, “as tightly as molars, with no space between them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Ella can't remember when she first started grinding her teeth at night, but she can vividly recall the excruciating jaw ache, the headaches, and being told her molars were disappearing.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

The researchers point to examples such as a relatively flat bridge of the nose and large molars.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 16, 2025

Acer had removed Bergalis’ molars three months after his initial diagnosis.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025

Mom came running up behind him, grinning so widely you could see her molars, and gave me a big hug.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls


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