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Recent Examples of gnashing
Speaking of which, the vast bulk of the city of Chicago’s portion of those property tax bills that had Chicagoans gnashing their teeth late last year isn’t paying for city services.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 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
Which would make a nice change of pace from the collective teeth-gnashing in FoCo lately.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Beyond this, however, there was a fair amount of teeth gnashing about the fact that the United States faces a serious threat from China, which appears to be on course to put humans on the Moon before NASA can return there with the Artemis Program.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 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
Which would make a nice change of pace from the collective teeth-gnashing in FoCo lately.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Beyond this, however, there was a fair amount of teeth gnashing about the fact that the United States faces a serious threat from China, which appears to be on course to put humans on the Moon before NASA can return there with the Artemis Program.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnashing
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The Angry Mama Microwave Steam Cleaner is thoughtfully designed to effortlessly remove stubborn messes without scrubbing or scraping for hours on end.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
1 Apr. 2026
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Tore it apart before scraping it and sure enough, tucked into a corner, covered with lint, was an old gold ring.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The director, a graduate of the AFI conservatory, spent two summers growing up gritting his teeth at an all-boys sleepaway sports camp.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Dec. 2025
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Bob Donnan / Imagn Images North Carolina and head coach Bill Belichick picked up a second straight ACC win on Saturday, gritting to a 20-15 victory over Stanford in Chapel Hill.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Eggs may be dyed one color, with designs created by scratching the egg with a sharp tool to reveal the white eggshell beneath.—
Elaine Rewolinski,
jsonline.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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Florida shooting guard Xavian Lee’s indecision culminated in a coast-to-coast sequence that ended in a head-scratching turnover instead of a potential game-winner.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Gnashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnashing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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