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Recent Examples of gnash
The playful sneers of the Scherzo gave way to a snarling, gnashing Intermezzo, the orchestra and especially the low brass giving it their sardonic all.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The robot would occasionally lunge forward, gnashing its claws and wriggling its tail to mimic an attack as the rats got closer to the meal.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2025
All this Merkel-like gnashing about global warming has accomplished nothing.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
So true, and so sad, but to gnash one’s teeth about the need for a Washington presence is like yelling at the scoreboard.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
The robot would occasionally lunge forward, gnashing its claws and wriggling its tail to mimic an attack as the rats got closer to the meal.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2025
All this Merkel-like gnashing about global warming has accomplished nothing.
—Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 12 Dec. 2024
So true, and so sad, but to gnash one’s teeth about the need for a Washington presence is like yelling at the scoreboard.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnash
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Just over two hours east of San Diego and 15 miles north of the Mexican border town of Mexicali, El Centro has both grit and charm.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Baena and Almada will be expected to add creativity, firepower, and grit to a side that already has plenty.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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With the September 3 finalization date looming, this case may well mark the beginning of the end of the Wild West era of AI data scraping.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The bottoms of the cars crash and scrape against the concrete, making a loud banging sound.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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After buying some groceries, the Silver Spring man also bought six Double Your Money scratch-off tickets at the Wheaton store’s lottery kiosk, lottery officials said.—
Daniella Segura,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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These items can scratch the tile as well as damage the grout.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Gnash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnash. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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