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Recent Examples of maw
Each stalk in the maw of the creature was polished using wooden tools and hand-polished to matte-like finish.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Largemouth bass have bigger maws, and their upper jaw extends well past the eyeball, while a smallmouth’s upper jaw falls in line with the eyeball.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
This numbered waiver and this form and that form, and that maw of paperwork and hallways and doors.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
One led me down into the dark maw of an underground cellblock, which connected the two buildings.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Largemouth bass have bigger maws, and their upper jaw extends well past the eyeball, while a smallmouth’s upper jaw falls in line with the eyeball.
—Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
This numbered waiver and this form and that form, and that maw of paperwork and hallways and doors.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
One led me down into the dark maw of an underground cellblock, which connected the two buildings.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maw
Noun
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Next up could be the Hyatt Regency at the Brickell bridge along the mouth of the Miami River.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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The single artwork follows the theme of the track, which sees Kesha being choked by someone who holds a cigarette to her mouth, while another arm holds up a silver telephone to her ear.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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“Maw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maw. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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