as in eats
to crush or grind with the teeth
please chew your food thoroughly so you don't choke
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Recent Examples of chews
Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
As the primary action antagonist, Ito chews scenery and operates with plausible physical menace.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
The industry chews people up and spits them (and their dreams) right back out.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
As the pooch chews on the glove, the battery is suddenly damaged and begins to smoke.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2026
As the primary action antagonist, Ito chews scenery and operates with plausible physical menace.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2025
The industry chews people up and spits them (and their dreams) right back out.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chews
Verb
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So Douglas shops at Aventura, banks in Bal Harbour and eats in Miami.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Later in the day, dozens of pizza boxes made an appearance, along with a buffet-style table filed with Mediterranean eats for crew members to nosh on.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Serve the sandwiches with frozen French fries jazzed up with bits of parsley, coarse salt, black pepper, and parmesan shreds.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Mar. 2026
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Depending on the variety of marmalade, the rind can be cut into thick pieces or into tiny shreds.—
Amy Sherman,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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New particles and rare processes can be revealed through accelerator physics at or beyond the current energy frontiers, but this is not without risk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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Within the cloud, water droplets and ice particles begin to form and create an electrical charge.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Keeping gladiolus and other bulbs in bulb cages or a DIY cage made of chicken wire can add extra rodent protection and make sure nothing nibbles on your plants.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Those areas, Close explained, include taking care of the ball, being efficient with passes and dribbles, having a passion and urgency to make hustle plays, and controlling the glass.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Fein immediately met a double team after receiving the inbound pass and actually took a couple of dribbles backward.—
Greg Dudek,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The way a market consumes goods matters, too.—
Mark Dee
March 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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Each Iranian attack consumes more expensive air defense interceptors, demand for which has spiked worldwide thanks in part to Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine, of which Moscow's nightly drone and missile attacks are a key element.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Although other pests cause similar damage, thrips damage is often associate with numerous small flecks of dark green to black fecal matter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
3 Mar. 2026
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Jimenez created this manicure using a sage green shimmer polish enhanced with delicate silver flecks, giving the shade incredible depth and dimension.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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People seize on the tiniest scraps of evidence to justify their belief that Earth has already received interstellar visitors.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
25 Feb. 2026
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While the wives did the dishes, the men strung tin cans on a line around the tent and piled up scraps of rusty iron so the bears could not approach without alerting us.—
Doris DeCleene,
Outdoor Life,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Chews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chews. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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