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Recent Examples of gnashing
Even the kindly Florida manatee, connoisseur of bayou seagrass, sometimes flies into a carnivorous rage, snapping up fish and gnashing them in its terrible teeth.
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David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Or when Villa were gnashing teeth about the strength of their squad (stressed by profit and sustainability rules)?
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Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
There has been plenty of teeth gnashing and finger-pointing in those big-city baseball markets.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
There was plenty of teeth-gnashing when Cubs President Jed Hoyer sent Owen Caissie to the Miami Marlins in the Edward Cabrera trade.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Last fall’s announcement that Amazon’s Prime Video platform would be teeing up four hours of exclusive coverage of the Masters was met with a predictable show of teeth-gnashing truculence, because how dare the Augusta brass entrust a new carveout to a digital interloper?
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Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
With goat horns, gnashing teeth and a long tongue to taste one's sins, Krampus is nothing short of horrifying.
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Deena Prichep,
NPR,
8 Dec. 2025
The level of tension in this film reaches teeth-gnashing levels.
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Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
So with plenty of gnashing from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the two New Yorkers watched Sunday as the Senate found 60 votes to allow the debate to get started on a way out of this mess.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2026
Or when Villa were gnashing teeth about the strength of their squad (stressed by profit and sustainability rules)?
—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
There has been plenty of teeth gnashing and finger-pointing in those big-city baseball markets.
—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
There was plenty of teeth-gnashing when Cubs President Jed Hoyer sent Owen Caissie to the Miami Marlins in the Edward Cabrera trade.
—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Last fall’s announcement that Amazon’s Prime Video platform would be teeing up four hours of exclusive coverage of the Masters was met with a predictable show of teeth-gnashing truculence, because how dare the Augusta brass entrust a new carveout to a digital interloper?
—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026
With goat horns, gnashing teeth and a long tongue to taste one's sins, Krampus is nothing short of horrifying.
—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
8 Dec. 2025
The level of tension in this film reaches teeth-gnashing levels.
—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
So with plenty of gnashing from Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the two New Yorkers watched Sunday as the Senate found 60 votes to allow the debate to get started on a way out of this mess.
—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnashing
Verb
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Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with ⅓ cup sour cream in 2 additions (about 2½ tablespoons each), scraping down bowl as needed.
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Meanwhile the servers strain under the weight of AI companies scraping the encyclopedia in bulk, on a roughly $180 million annual budget funded mostly by donations of between two and eleven dollars.
Verb
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Showed toughness by gritting through ankle and knee injuries in the Final Four and title game.
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When my grandchildren were around recently, Marie was gritting her teeth because her nerves were so frayed.
Verb
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In April, when Rojas got news that his father had been rushed to the hospital, Roberts quickly took the decision on whether to play out of Rojas’ hands, scratching him from the lineup.
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Drug companies are experimenting with other approaches called MRGPRX2 blockers that target the pathway Kaplan’s team linked to scratching.
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“Gnashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnashing. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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