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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnawed (at or on)
Verb
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The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026 -
Severe winds and exceptionally high tides had chewed into a half-mile stretch of the structure in January.—
John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
Verb
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Gilgeous-Alexander licked his chops at what Game 1 presented.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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When a boy had licked her neck at a party during the first week of college, a stranger!—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Gnawed (at or on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnawed%20%28at%20or%20on%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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