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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthed (down)
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Schools could permit phones for specific instructional purposes while requiring them to be put away during other parts of the school day.
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That means items that frequently get wet, like hedge clippers, gardening gloves, and water toys, won’t mold and mildew when they’re put away.
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Years of crippling sanctions have paralysed the economy as accelerating bouts of mass nationwide protests have been put down by security forces with increasing force — culminating in the killing of thousands of demonstrators in January.
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As word of the violence at the Record spread, Black workers around the city put down their tools and ran home, many of them to the Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Small intestine The stomach gradually releases partially digested food into the small intestine.
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Teff also contains amylose, a complex carbohydrate (starch) that is digested slowly.
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Each player swallowed a biometric tablet, about the size of a large vitamin, so that scientists could see how well his body cooled itself.
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Today, the border's meanderings to its current location is the story of the birth of a nation that swallowed Native American tribes, Spanish descendants and Mexican citizens.
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“Mouthed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthed%20%28down%29. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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