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Recent Examples of gullet
Cut away lungs, reaching up into the neck as far as possible to sever gullet and windpipe.
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
What excites me, after a decade and change of writing virtually the same review for every superhero film that was shoved down our gullets, is my suspicion that these movies will at least have the potential to suck in different and sometimes wildly unexpected ways.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
The coverage of him has often been over the top and forced down the gullets of sports fans.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
In one example, an individual bird was decapitated and had a corncob placed in its gullet.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024
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Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
What excites me, after a decade and change of writing virtually the same review for every superhero film that was shoved down our gullets, is my suspicion that these movies will at least have the potential to suck in different and sometimes wildly unexpected ways.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 Apr. 2025
The coverage of him has often been over the top and forced down the gullets of sports fans.
—Zach Harper, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
In one example, an individual bird was decapitated and had a corncob placed in its gullet.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gullet
Noun
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Baby and Kids' Toys Babies put everything in their mouths, and the dishwasher is a perfect way to keep teething rings and pacifiers clean.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Mistora, the mysterious cocktail bar that opened last year in Atlanta’s Piedmont Heights neighborhood, put a bad taste in my mouth before the first dish even touched my table.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Journalists, screenwriters, even novelists and poets, could now be replaced by the maw of ineffable code.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Waldo’s digital shopping cart — and McCurdy’s brusque descriptions of her late-night binges — highlight the gaping, cavernous maw of her wants.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Najash’s remains offer us a glimpse into how complex features like flexible jaws arose over millions of years, rather than all at once.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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As Tiffany’s head dropped in defeat, so, too, did jaws around the table in shock.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Gullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gullet. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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