as in to masticate
to crush or grind with the teeth
please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke
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Recent Examples of chew
Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Giant drilling machines nearly the length of two football fields armed with cutters harder than diamonds will chew through dense rock.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Each chew contains a blend of essential vitamins and nutrients including vitamins A, B-complex, C, D and E to help support your pet through all stages of life.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
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Verb
At its peak, the fire chewed through five football fields a minute.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Giant drilling machines nearly the length of two football fields armed with cutters harder than diamonds will chew through dense rock.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Noun
The pizza dough was dialed in, sporting the lightness and crispiness of a New York pizza combined with the chew and the fermented tang of Californian Neapolitan pizza.
—Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Each chew contains a blend of essential vitamins and nutrients including vitamins A, B-complex, C, D and E to help support your pet through all stages of life.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 14 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chew
Verb
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At 15 inches tall, the J3 is among the few true masticating juicers that can tuck under a standard American kitchen cabinet.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
18 Jan. 2026
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As a slow, masticating machine, the J2 spins at just 50 RPM, powerfully squeezing out every last drop.—
Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The perpetrators of these crimes are savage animals without a shred of humanity.—
Bobby Zirkin,
Baltimore Sun,
14 May 2026
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That's patently false and not supported by a shred of evidence.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Everyone is eating tostadas and trying dishes off the menu that changes every week, showcasing Giuseppe Lacorazza's market-focused, simple soulful cooking.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
Noun
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For example, during his dominant, 18-point first quarter in the Spurs’ Game 5 win over the Timberwolves, on one play Wembanyama hit a combo of hesitation dribbles into a crossover into a spinning layup over Rudy Gobert.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
14 May 2026
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Across the season, no Premier League player has more successful dribbles (74) or carries ending in a chance (27) than the Belgian.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Growing clover in your yard can distract deer and rabbits from nibbling on other garden plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2026
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Our general rule of thumb is that a 10% pullback in a high-quality company like TJX represents an opportunity to nibble on shares.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Noun
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To get your bouquet to last longer, periodically refresh the water and make new snips at the ends of the stems to refresh the blooms.—
Jenny Krane,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 May 2026
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Mini flower snips work well for this type of pruning.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
Verb
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In cooler months, a hadrosaur might chaw rotten logs to get their daily fiber—with mushrooms and insects adding a little protein to the mix.—
Riley Black,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Apr. 2022
Noun
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What this revealed was that atomic nuclei heavier than the atomic nucleus of iron lost energy much more slowly than lighter particles.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
13 May 2026
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This setup would let researchers detect minute differences in the isotopes’ energy levels by examining nuances in the magnetic field created by each particle’s spinning nucleus, called the nuclear magnetic moment.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
13 May 2026
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“Chew.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chew. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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