gnawed

past tense of gnaw

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnawed
Verb
  • Google’s overwhelming search dominance may be eroded by itself, as more gen AI players come on the scene.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The letter said the secretary's personnel decisions and policy moves had eroded scientific integrity and threatened the safety of the HHS workforce, raising immediate questions about the capacity of the CDC and other agencies to carry out public-health missions.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
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
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“Gnawed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawed. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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