mauls 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of maul
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mauls

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noun

plural of maul

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Verb
  • Bowles abuses those pass-blocking rules by stunting the three-technique, Logan Hall (90), across the left guard's face, knowing the guard will follow him.
    Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When asked the question, the owl takes the lollipop and licks it three times before chomping down on its hard shell exterior and handing the stick back to the child.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The man simply pounds the zone.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Those with the condition do not create enough insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels—because their immune system attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce it.
    Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • If pathogens camouflage themselves successfully, this can lead to a sort of biological friendly fire, in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells, unable to tell the difference between an invading pathogen and what was already there.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So unless Benito uncharacteristically whips out a slate of cover songs, his set will be entirely in Spanish.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So the magnetic field has to stay synchronized with the increasing mass of the particle, ramping up in strength as the particle whips around.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other times, the group used sledgehammers to smash cases of jewelry or other valuables in consignment stores.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For even more ooey-gooey sweetness, the Apple Crumble Center of the Roll hides a dollop of that same cozy apple crumble in the heart of the cinnamon roll, turning every mouthful into a mini holiday moment.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • However, their stability has been restricted by quantum noise, which hides the atoms’ natural rhythm.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • What are Asian lady beetles Harmonia axyridis, also known as the Asian lady beetle, is a relatively new arrival to this country.
    Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Mauls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mauls. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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