: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combinationsquare-jawed
a three-jawed chuck
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In this comic from 1950, published by Avon, Custer is sharp-jawed, golden-locked and the last of his men to die.
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New York Times,
28 June 2026
If researchers want to understand what the earliest jawed vertebrates may have looked like developmentally?
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Herzog, known for his enigmatic films and single-minded commitment to achieving the impossible (pulling a boat over a mountain, for one) found a worthy artistic partner in the square-jawed, demonically charming, bug-eyed Klaus Kinski.
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Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 May 2026
Indianapolis hosts the Combine every year, which means each February its downtown briefly becomes the world capital for strong-jawed men in athleisure who could be described as broad, brawny, buff, burly, built, boxy, or otherwise physically notable.
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Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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New York Times,
28 June 2026
If researchers want to understand what the earliest jawed vertebrates may have looked like developmentally?
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Herzog, known for his enigmatic films and single-minded commitment to achieving the impossible (pulling a boat over a mountain, for one) found a worthy artistic partner in the square-jawed, demonically charming, bug-eyed Klaus Kinski.
—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 May 2026
Indianapolis hosts the Combine every year, which means each February its downtown briefly becomes the world capital for strong-jawed men in athleisure who could be described as broad, brawny, buff, burly, built, boxy, or otherwise physically notable.
—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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“Jawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawed. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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jawed
adjective
: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combination
square-jawed
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