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 Babycatcher chewed his twig and held on to a thin rope, not much more than a string, which disappeared up into the canopy, likely connected to the pulleys and rigs and tackle that worked the biggest net down below.
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Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Many of its 8,500 residents once lost internet service after squirrels chewed through a fiber-optic cable.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Evidence of damage includes chewed, cut or missing leaves; yellowing or brown leaves; white webbing and green-black excrement on or around the plant, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Slade Cecconi and Tim Herrin stitched together three frames, and then Joey Cantillo, the AL Rookie of the Month for September, chewed through Detroit’s order until Dingler swatted an elevated changeup to the bleachers.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Spotted lanternflies are notorious invasive pests that have chewed through much of the eastern United States since 2014.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Karen Black chewed the scenery — literally and figuratively — as a neurotic, insecure wife who turns to consuming a diner’s entire desert tray to cope when her husband leaves her.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
The Belledonne mountains’ trails appear as though they have been chewed by a giant mouth and spewed out haphazardly.
—Anna Richards, Outside, 18 Sep. 2025
The Broncos defense played with their food, chewed it up and spit it out in Week 1 against the Titans.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Many of its 8,500 residents once lost internet service after squirrels chewed through a fiber-optic cable.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Evidence of damage includes chewed, cut or missing leaves; yellowing or brown leaves; white webbing and green-black excrement on or around the plant, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
Slade Cecconi and Tim Herrin stitched together three frames, and then Joey Cantillo, the AL Rookie of the Month for September, chewed through Detroit’s order until Dingler swatted an elevated changeup to the bleachers.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Spotted lanternflies are notorious invasive pests that have chewed through much of the eastern United States since 2014.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
Karen Black chewed the scenery — literally and figuratively — as a neurotic, insecure wife who turns to consuming a diner’s entire desert tray to cope when her husband leaves her.
—Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
The Belledonne mountains’ trails appear as though they have been chewed by a giant mouth and spewed out haphazardly.
—Anna Richards, Outside, 18 Sep. 2025
The Broncos defense played with their food, chewed it up and spit it out in Week 1 against the Titans.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 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
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Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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And despite the encroaching waves, which nibbled more of our NewFarms every month.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For weeks, the community of Westminster, Colorado, had been consumed by the disappearance of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway, who had vanished earlier that month while walking to school.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, some 120,000 Mint Juleps are consumed across two sunny days at Churchill Downs during the Kentucky Derby, proving that some cocktails can become refreshing daytime summer sippers just by sheer force of will, and a little crushed ice.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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When Nibbled Garden Produce Is Okay to Eat Besides potential germs, there are a few other factors to consider before eating veggies or fruit from your garden that animals have munched.—
Amy Brightfield,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fangs tend to turn up in snake poop after they are swallowed.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
23 Oct. 2025
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What epic tales might try to picture the explosion of the supervolcano in the Rocky Mountains and the gigantic crater lake of bubbling acid that eons ago swallowed places called Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Chewed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chewed. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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