chow (down)

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Verb
  • Pro evaluation specialist Meg Evans filed a scouting report on Miles, and Toronto’s Rule 5 group, led by John Babocsi and Nick Manno, decided to dig in further.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • Bake until golden brown, and dig in.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
Verb
  • The parting advice from her mother (an excellent, sparingly used Ariane Labed) is to wear her glasses, read everyday, and to not pig out.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
Verb
  • An impressive reception room and a banqueting hall add to its splendor.
    Fanny Guénon des Mesnards, Architectural Digest, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The exhibition showcases gold, silver, and bronze artifacts that reflect the Thracians’ aristocratic pursuits, including warfare, horsemanship, and banqueting.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Smallmouth bass already feast on humpback chub in the river’s upper section, where agencies spend millions of dollars annually to keep the intruders in check.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • Before the group came out, a group of extras mimed drinking tea and feasting on pastries, with pinky fingers aloft — per the song’s innate spoofing of the etiquette stereotypically associated with tea drinking.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Here’s a guy who used to dine out seven nights a week.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But the San Diego native, and his wife, Mia Swikard, are just as deeply committed to feeding San Diegans who can’t afford to dine out.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • It’s glutted with supporting characters, and the plot still eddies through a series of clearly episodic incidents.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The waterway, a critical shipping route, has essentially been closed for the duration of the conflict, causing a supply glut in the oil market that has sent prices skyrocketing.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Chow (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chow%20%28down%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.

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