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Recent Examples of widemouthed
Pour the can of coconut milk into the pitcher of a blender (or into a wide-mouthed jar for an immersion blender).
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Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Couch encourages shoppers to look for a wide-mouthed glass to provide a thorough and delicious tasting experience.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2024
Find a wide-mouthed vase and cut floral foam to fit the vase before soaking it.
—Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
Millennials will remember the ubiquity of wide-mouthed Nalgene bottles.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
Turn out the rice mixture into a large wide-mouthed microwave-safe mug or soup bowl; for smaller servings, divide it between two microwave-safe mugs.
—Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Much to his relief, Richard Goodman didn’t have to go out in a boat to nab his wide-mouthed quarry.
—Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
The ‘90s are back, and brands that millennials loved as children or young adults — Lisa Frank, My Little Pony, Paul Frank with the wide-mouthed monkey face and more — are now banking on their old customers wanting to relive their childhoods through their children.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
But the wide-mouthed shape presents a challenge for the home arranger.
—Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Couch encourages shoppers to look for a wide-mouthed glass to provide a thorough and delicious tasting experience.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2024
Find a wide-mouthed vase and cut floral foam to fit the vase before soaking it.
—Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2023
Millennials will remember the ubiquity of wide-mouthed Nalgene bottles.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
Turn out the rice mixture into a large wide-mouthed microwave-safe mug or soup bowl; for smaller servings, divide it between two microwave-safe mugs.
—Nancy Baggett, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Much to his relief, Richard Goodman didn’t have to go out in a boat to nab his wide-mouthed quarry.
—Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
The ‘90s are back, and brands that millennials loved as children or young adults — Lisa Frank, My Little Pony, Paul Frank with the wide-mouthed monkey face and more — are now banking on their old customers wanting to relive their childhoods through their children.
—Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
But the wide-mouthed shape presents a challenge for the home arranger.
—Michelle Brunner, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widemouthed
Adjective
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My mother-in-law had an expression of open-mouthed awe; her husband, for his part, seemed to be fighting back tears.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
2 Apr. 2025
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The ancient Mesoamerican puppets date back between 410 and 380 B.C. Pictures show the puppets possessing eerie open-mouthed facial expressions.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the two years since Tommy Elliott was killed in a mass shooting, Maryanne Elliott’s grief has, in turns, left her aghast and overwhelmed, bewildered and incapacitated, grateful and wanting to die.—
Kristina Goetz,
USA Today,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the now-viral video, the tuxedo cat crawls out from under the bed, wide-eyed and bewildered.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The feeling in the crowd was a kind of dazed submission.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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While fielding applause at her Symphony Center show on Friday, harpist Brandee Younger made a dazed confession.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Kai Trump inadvertently got, like, the most awesome tea while shooting her vlog at the UFC 314 in downtown Miami last weekend.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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The awesome battery life will easily last you through a long day of heavy scrolling and video streaming.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The magazine saw itself as literary but not self-serious; if the stereotypical National Geographic story was a walk through the jungle recounted in hushed, awed tones, its Outside equivalent was a little dustier, wilder, and less reverent.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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The visibly shocked and awed fan more than proved her Green Day knowledge by belting out the lyrics perfectly with Armstrong.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In California, individuals must possess a permit to touch or handle owls, so the owl could not be pet by the partygoers, but the group still enjoyed looking at and learning about the wide-eyed bird.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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What connects that fourth-place season under Howe and the early years of Kevin Keegan’s first spell as manager was that wide-eyed sense of possibility and buzz, how every win felt like a miracle.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Widemouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widemouthed. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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