Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthing (down)
Verb
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And the bullpen highlighted by Carlos Estevez and Lucas Erceg augmented by the addition of Matt Strahm figures to give them an advantage in putting away games.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2026 -
Ultimately, the Saints couldn't complete an all-timer of a tournament shocker, fading late as the Blue Devils rallied from their biggest deficit all season — 13 points — before finally putting away a 71-65 win in Thursday's first round of the East Region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With Brooklyn’s injury list still swallowing half the rotation and the draft lottery picture tightening by the day, Liddell used Tuesday night as a personal argument.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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When development began on Company Retreat, the news was full of stories about venture-capital firms swallowing mom-and-pop shops.—
Angelina Mazza,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This slowly digesting form of starch, found in legumes, passes to the colon mostly undigested, where it's fermented into short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs).—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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The mother plant encourages this fracture by killing and partly digesting the cells where the mature fruits attach to her stalk.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Cameron said getting away for time alone and putting down the phone helps.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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At least the episode where Judith Light’s Delia has to confront her solitude after putting down her beloved Cavapoo.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Mouthing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthing%20%28down%29. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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