as in masticated
to crush or grind with the teeth
please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke
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Recent Examples of chewed
The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.
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Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
Severe winds and exceptionally high tides had chewed into a half-mile stretch of the structure in January.
—John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Hollywood chewed her up and spat her out.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
War chewed him up, and trauma makes a hack job of memory.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Arugula contains glucosinolates, which break down into compounds called isothiocyanates when chewed.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, plastic cages are often chewed by hamsters and easily damaged.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Zaber recommends keeping an eye out for trails of slime and holes chewed through leaves as telltale signs of these bugs.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
All types of cabbage contain antioxidant compounds that become active when the vegetable is chopped or chewed.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 5 May 2026
Severe winds and exceptionally high tides had chewed into a half-mile stretch of the structure in January.
—John Ryan, NPR, 3 May 2026
Hollywood chewed her up and spat her out.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
War chewed him up, and trauma makes a hack job of memory.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Arugula contains glucosinolates, which break down into compounds called isothiocyanates when chewed.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
Unfortunately, plastic cages are often chewed by hamsters and easily damaged.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
Zaber recommends keeping an eye out for trails of slime and holes chewed through leaves as telltale signs of these bugs.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 19 Apr. 2026
All types of cabbage contain antioxidant compounds that become active when the vegetable is chopped or chewed.
—Leeann Weintraub, Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chewed
Verb
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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Threatened by the lack of water and nibbled by starving livestock, the trees that once formed a dense forest in the Somali region of Ethiopia are in danger, locals say.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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That led to a viral moment in a Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game when his teammates were shown chowing down on the turkey provided by Fox, while Montgomery nibbled on a carrot.—
Matt Young,
Houston Chronicle,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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My novel became a similar revisiting of strange past lives, as well as a crystallization of the desire to be free of forces that had once consumed me—whether that was home, or people who reminded me of home, things that could deliver pain and pleasure at once.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Wildfires burning in Miami-Dade and Broward have collectively consumed thousands of acres, reducing local air quality and impacting visibility.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Plant marigolds as a border plant, as well as intersperse them with your kale crop to make sure that your greens don’t get munched.—
Haniya Rae,
Martha Stewart,
12 Mar. 2026
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The night started out with a cocktail party in an airy and bright residence in the Mandarin Oriental, as realtors sipped drinks and munched on bites as live music played.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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In our community, the individual is meant to be swallowed by the collective.—
Maria Giesbrecht,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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If swallowed, button cell or coin batteries can cause severe internal chemical burns, serious injuries and death, the agency said.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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“Chewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewed. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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