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 Broncos defense played with their food, chewed it up and spit it out in Week 1 against the Titans.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The leaves will be skeletonized or defoliated, or the needles of conifers will be chewed down to the branches.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
And Lina Street Food at 2208 Central Drive in Bedford scored low due to rodent droppings and chewed through bags of flour.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
A couple in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, faced an unexpected international travel nightmare when their dog chewed through the wife's passport just 12 hours before their flight to Jamaica.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
When chewed, these reddish nuts, which are the fruit of the areca palm, release psychoactive compounds that heighten alertness and energy, promote feelings of euphoria, and help with relaxation.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Lack of saliva also affects the digestive process, which normally begins as food is first chewed and saliva begins to break it down.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
The grandfather also showed him the sorry sight of contemporary hedges deformed by diabolical flail trimmers that chewed the natural architecture of branches into an anarchy of twigs.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
As the song continued, Amora, from her highchair, chewed her food and clapped alongside her mom to the song.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
The leaves will be skeletonized or defoliated, or the needles of conifers will be chewed down to the branches.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
And Lina Street Food at 2208 Central Drive in Bedford scored low due to rodent droppings and chewed through bags of flour.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
A couple in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, faced an unexpected international travel nightmare when their dog chewed through the wife's passport just 12 hours before their flight to Jamaica.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
When chewed, these reddish nuts, which are the fruit of the areca palm, release psychoactive compounds that heighten alertness and energy, promote feelings of euphoria, and help with relaxation.
—Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 19 Aug. 2025
Lack of saliva also affects the digestive process, which normally begins as food is first chewed and saliva begins to break it down.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
The grandfather also showed him the sorry sight of contemporary hedges deformed by diabolical flail trimmers that chewed the natural architecture of branches into an anarchy of twigs.
—Annie Proulx, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2025
As the song continued, Amora, from her highchair, chewed her food and clapped alongside her mom to the song.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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
Verb
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And despite the encroaching waves, which nibbled more of our NewFarms every month.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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As guests sipped champagne and nibbled on delicate confections, the evening unfolded in relaxed elegance.—
Kristen Bateman,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Movies are still big events, still consumed in long sittings, still treated as cultural monuments.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The water and food animals consumed left a chemical signature in their bones, which provided researchers with a key to their origin.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When the creature eventually gets munched on by a bigger fish, the concentration of DDT in the new predator's bloodstream only heightens.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Outside, as runners munched their pastries, someone pointed out the street sign.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In a sight that became more-than-familiar to Boise State fans, Jeanty seemed to be swallowed in the scrum at the line of scrimmage, before bursting out of the side and powering himself into the endzone.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Sep. 2025
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Participants in the treatment group swallowed 28 capsules over two days, each containing gut bacteria from four donors.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Chewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewed. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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