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bite (on), champ, chaw, chew, chomp (on), crunch (on), gnaw (on), nibble
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Our teeth and gut weren't designed to masticate and digest real food, no sirree. — Christine Lennon, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Hunger Games," 11 June 2012 Shortly after this piece publishes, a host of my McWopKraut kin will be masticating dehydrated meals on Rainier’s mighty shoulders. — Marc Peruzzi, Outside Online, "I Was the First! (And Probably the Only)," 24 Apr. 2018 A lyrist playing to a herd of cows masticating their own ignorance, Bella often thought. — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, "A Small Flame," 8 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'masticate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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