as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV
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Recent Examples of masticate
Plus centrifugal juicers produce watery or less healthy juices than masticating/slow juicers.
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Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
But the Republicans masticated the issue endlessly Monday nonetheless.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Your Questions, Answered Are masticating or centrifugal juicers better?
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
Your Questions, Answered Is a centrifugal or masticating juicer better?
Both centrifugal and masticating juicers make excellent juice.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
The opening sequence, where McGuigan shamelessly apes Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, is reasonably entertaining, and McAvoy masticates the scenery with a winking fervor that befits the project, but the whole thing is unforgivably half-baked.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2021
Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025
But the Republicans masticated the issue endlessly Monday nonetheless.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
Your Questions, Answered Are masticating or centrifugal juicers better?
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
Your Questions, Answered Is a centrifugal or masticating juicer better?
Both centrifugal and masticating juicers make excellent juice.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
The opening sequence, where McGuigan shamelessly apes Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes, is reasonably entertaining, and McAvoy masticates the scenery with a winking fervor that befits the project, but the whole thing is unforgivably half-baked.
—Dan Sheehan, Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masticate
chew
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For younger children, this is a matter of safety, as toys intended for older kids can contain small pieces that pose choking hazards or materials that aren’t safe to chew on.—
Anja Webb,
Parents,
6 Nov. 2025
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And when daily wear and tear was simulated – through continuous electric-toothbrush abrasion equivalent to about a year of brushing, as well as chewing and grinding – the teeth actually had superior resistance to wear, fracture and acid attack compared with natural enamel.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Nov. 2025
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