chewing gum
noun
: a sweetened and flavored insoluble plastic material (such as a preparation of chicle) used for chewing
Examples of chewing gum in a Sentence
a piece of chewing gum
Recent Examples on the Web
In 1974, aspartame was approved for use as a tabletop sweetener and in chewing gum, breakfast cereals, and dry bases for foods.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 18 July 2023
They can be added into functional foods, beverages, bars, snacks, gels, and chewing gum.
—Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
Chewing food thoroughly and slowly and limiting carbonated drinks, chewing gum, and gas-producing foods when possible can help.9
Using supplements is another possible preventative option.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
Aspartame is authorized as a food additive in Europe and the U.S. and is used in numerous foods, drinks such as Diet Coke, desserts, chewing gum, medications including cough drops and foods intended to help with weight loss.
—Time, 14 July 2023
The artificial sweetener is used in almost every low- or no-calorie food, such as sugar-free chewing gums, sugar-free Jell-O, and (notoriously) diet sodas.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 18 July 2023
Until the Dodgers came to town, Wrigley was the biggest wheel in Southern California baseball, the man whose fortune was built on chewing gum, the stuff that baseball cards came packed with.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
It's put in Diet Coke, in things like Snapple iced tea, and a lot of sugar-free chewing gum, things like that.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2023
It’s found in many diet sodas, as well as some chewing gums and sugar-free, low-calorie desserts.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 13 July 2023
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 18 July 2023
They can be added into functional foods, beverages, bars, snacks, gels, and chewing gum.
—Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
Chewing food thoroughly and slowly and limiting carbonated drinks, chewing gum, and gas-producing foods when possible can help.9
Using supplements is another possible preventative option.
—Jessica Migala, Health, 4 Aug. 2023
Aspartame is authorized as a food additive in Europe and the U.S. and is used in numerous foods, drinks such as Diet Coke, desserts, chewing gum, medications including cough drops and foods intended to help with weight loss.
—Time, 14 July 2023
The artificial sweetener is used in almost every low- or no-calorie food, such as sugar-free chewing gums, sugar-free Jell-O, and (notoriously) diet sodas.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 18 July 2023
Until the Dodgers came to town, Wrigley was the biggest wheel in Southern California baseball, the man whose fortune was built on chewing gum, the stuff that baseball cards came packed with.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
It's put in Diet Coke, in things like Snapple iced tea, and a lot of sugar-free chewing gum, things like that.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 July 2023
It’s found in many diet sodas, as well as some chewing gums and sugar-free, low-calorie desserts.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 13 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
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chewing gum
noun
: a sweetened and flavored soft material (as of chicle) used for chewing
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