chew up
phrasal verb
chewed up; chewing up; chews up
1
: to destroy (something) by chewing it
My new puppy chewed up my shoes.
2
informal
: to destroy or defeat (someone or something)
The truck chewed up the grass.
They chewed the competition up.
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Strojny then put together an 18-play drive that chewed up most of the second half, getting his team as close as the Spartan 7.
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Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
That would minimize the number of outs this group has to chew up.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Mice contaminate food, chew up everything in sight, and spread illnesses through their urine, saliva, and droppings, says Sheldon Owen, a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
That can’t be discounted, as Houston, while it’s got the ball, could chew up a lot of clock against this CU defensive front.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
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Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
That would minimize the number of outs this group has to chew up.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Mice contaminate food, chew up everything in sight, and spread illnesses through their urine, saliva, and droppings, says Sheldon Owen, a wildlife extension specialist at West Virginia University.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
That can’t be discounted, as Houston, while it’s got the ball, could chew up a lot of clock against this CU defensive front.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Chew up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chew%20up. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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