: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combinationsquare-jawed
a three-jawed chuck
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Square-jawed detectives were tripping over corpses at midtown construction sites, blind vigilantes were redecorating Hell’s Kitchen with body parts and even poor Lester the doorman ended up dead in an Upper West Side courtyard fountain.
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
On great banners overhead, the Jaguars' lank-haired quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, looks on impassively, his vibe somewhere between ’90s skate slacker and chisel-jawed jock.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
From an evolutionary and a modern perspective, the solution to our small-jawed problem starts in childhood.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
With 30 points of articulation for dynamic posing, the mechanical-jawed menace is packaged in premium, display-ready packaging designed for in-box or out-of-box showcasing.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
On great banners overhead, the Jaguars' lank-haired quarterback, Trevor Lawrence, looks on impassively, his vibe somewhere between ’90s skate slacker and chisel-jawed jock.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026
From an evolutionary and a modern perspective, the solution to our small-jawed problem starts in childhood.
—Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 4 Feb. 2026
With 30 points of articulation for dynamic posing, the mechanical-jawed menace is packaged in premium, display-ready packaging designed for in-box or out-of-box showcasing.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Jawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jawed. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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jawed
adjective
: having jaws
jawed fishes
—usually used in combination
square-jawed
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