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Recent Examples of gullet
In one example, an individual bird was decapitated and had a corncob placed in its gullet.
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024
The majestic bird made Central Park an impromptu restaurant recently, settling in a grassy area to dine on its latest catch, which happened to be the rat stuffed in its gullet.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Eventually, a freaky, spider-like facehugger will hatch from an egg and, true to its name, latch onto a host’s face and force an embryo down their unwilling gullets.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
Your family of otters may already be half-digested in a crocodile’s gullet, but what about writing a horror movie for kids?
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
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Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024
The majestic bird made Central Park an impromptu restaurant recently, settling in a grassy area to dine on its latest catch, which happened to be the rat stuffed in its gullet.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2024
Eventually, a freaky, spider-like facehugger will hatch from an egg and, true to its name, latch onto a host’s face and force an embryo down their unwilling gullets.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
Your family of otters may already be half-digested in a crocodile’s gullet, but what about writing a horror movie for kids?
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gullet
Noun
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The Mean Girls actor also discussed why wiping Belly’s mouth in such a sensual way wasn’t only risky because she’s set to marry his brother, but because his character also has a peach allergy.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But every once in a while, nature throws a curveball, like what happened to Massachusetts astrophotographer Erica Kahn, who wound up with a bat in her mouth during a stargazing session at Horseshoe Bend in northern Arizona.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And on top of that, in the very maw of a Kentucky Derby.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Plus that stuff would eventually get devoured by the maw too since AI models could just grab it to train on.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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“Gullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullet. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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