chews 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of chew

chews

2 of 2

noun

plural of chew

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chews
Noun
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
  • What won't get soggy from the time one kid eats to the time the other kid eats?
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Brad Pitt always eats and talks.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The shreds will quickly soften in a few minutes at room temperature.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The film’s devastating revelations of intimate betrayals dispel nostalgia and sentiment down to the last shreds.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Always clean the frames before cleaning the glass so dust and dirt don't get stuck on the panes and all particles are removed.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Produced by the slow decay of radioactive particles, which is a natural process that occurs in all rocks, geothermal energy was long considered too expensive and geographically constrained to compete with other renewables.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The 28-year-old possesses all the hallmarks of a flair player — the jinking dribbles, the moments of outrageous skill — and pairs them with a relentless work ethic off the ball.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The film’s queerness extends beyond Palmer’s portrayal of out lesbian Emerald Haywood; in addition to being a commentary on the way the entertainment industry consumes us, Nope is also about otherness.
    Samantha Allen, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • Online resale also generates emissions from shipping and packaging, and running massive e-commerce platforms consumes energy, all factors that need to be considered, said Alana James, a fashion professor at Northumbria University.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yes, these flecks are seeds that were once inside of a vanilla bean, confirms Britton.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This uncanny coincidence — that the Earth’s radiation lines up with the energies of carbon dioxide’s mixed vibrational/rotational quantum state — is how this tiny trace of molecules, mere flecks in the air, completely dominates our climate.
    Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There’s also a removable tray for scraps.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The tent is made of scraps of wood joined together.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Chews.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chews. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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