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
There are pests to deal with like the corn earworm that aggressively chewed away at corn crops in recent years.
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Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 June 2026
This damage can appear as small holes or areas that look chewed and have saliva present.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Kratom is a supplement that’s derived from a tree native to Southeast Asia, where the leaves have traditionally been chewed or brewed into a tea by the local population.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Isaiah Joe, who saw his minutes chewed into by McCain, has two years left on a deal worth $12 million annually and also holds a team option.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
At times there have been as many as a half dozen lemons chewed at different levels of the tree.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
At its peak, the fire chewed through five football fields a minute.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.
—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
Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 June 2026
This damage can appear as small holes or areas that look chewed and have saliva present.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
Kratom is a supplement that’s derived from a tree native to Southeast Asia, where the leaves have traditionally been chewed or brewed into a tea by the local population.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Isaiah Joe, who saw his minutes chewed into by McCain, has two years left on a deal worth $12 million annually and also holds a team option.
—Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 31 May 2026
At times there have been as many as a half dozen lemons chewed at different levels of the tree.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 25 May 2026
At its peak, the fire chewed through five football fields a minute.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.
—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
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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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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That would leave the US emergency oil reserve with the least amount of oil since the early 1980s, when the economy was smaller and consumed less energy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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These microscopic structures accelerate the chemical breakdown without being consumed by the reaction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Seated at the table in front of José, brothers Juan, Richard, and Gabriel Zamora munched on chips and salsa and chatted.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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The children munched on pizza and Caesar salad.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Considering the associated thefts from libraries in this story, provenance—the history of the ownership of the item in question—may also get swallowed by all the hot money.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
8 June 2026
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Andy was unfamiliar with the sports world and worried that his son would get swallowed up in it.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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“Chewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewed. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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