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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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for masticate
chew
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The Federal Reserve gave investors a lot to chew on Wednesday as the central bank lowered the benchmark overnight lending rate by a quarter percentage point and indicated two more rate cuts could be made by the year’s end.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In fact, prior research has shown that chewing green leafy and cruciferous vegetables, root vegetables, apples, and citrus fruit — all key parts of the Mediterranean diet — can promote healthy teeth and gums.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Masticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masticate. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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