chewed

past tense of chew

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chewed Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 That is to say nothing of periodic smaller disasters, such as last year's Texas floods that engulfed young campers; the Los Angeles wildfires that chewed through entire neighborhoods; and Typhoon Kalmaegi, which walloped Vietnam and the Philippines. ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 That is to say nothing of periodic smaller disasters, such as last year’s Texas floods that engulfed young campers; the Los Angeles wildfires that chewed through entire neighborhoods; and Typhoon Kalmaegi, which walloped Vietnam and the Philippines. Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Khat is a recreational drug native to East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula that is typically chewed for its amphetamine-like effects, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 Khat is typically grown in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and is chewed for its amphetamine-like effects. Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 When most of us think about edible seeds, our minds usually jump to chia seeds stirred into smoothies or overnight oats, pumpkin seeds roasted after carving jack-o'-lanterns each fall, or sunflower seeds chewed and spit out at a baseball game. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 As was often the case in college towns, the music scene and its cycling culture often chewed the same dirt. Tom Campbell, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard. Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chewed
Verb
  • On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
    Angela Andaloro, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • Kikuko, her appetite sluggish, nibbled the bread bit by bit from the edges, all the while furtively watching her father.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Only later did doctors realize that the genetic material had probably come from a mushroom that the patient had consumed, and not from a pathogen.
    Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Moisture is the biggest concern because damp tea bags can develop mold and should not be consumed.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Others munched on popcorn and hot dogs covered with sweet corn relish and corn-bacon jam in anticipation of the game.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In yet another video, the two sat under a yellow umbrella at McLain’s in Waldo and munched on a guacamole bacon burrito and a pepper jack burrito.
    Jenna Thompson June 23, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Videos of the disaster showed people running before the floodwaters swallowed them up and washed out buildings and bridges.
    Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In Tibet, the roaring mudslide that struck Wednesday engulfed a multistory port building and swallowed a bus parking lot at the land border crossing of Gyirong Port.
    Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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“Chewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewed. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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