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Recent Examples of maw
What kind of people back a government that feeds an ally into the maw of Russian authoritarian expansionism and then blames the victim for it?
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Standing in the gaping maw of a garage is an Adonis, the bodybuilder Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors).
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
Since February, and have blocked these borrowers' path out of default and are now feeding them into the maw of the government debt collection machine.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
In their passionate, fiery maw, there’s little room to do anything else, let alone be present with others.
—Big Think, 8 Mar. 2025
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Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Standing in the gaping maw of a garage is an Adonis, the bodybuilder Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors).
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
Since February, and have blocked these borrowers' path out of default and are now feeding them into the maw of the government debt collection machine.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
In their passionate, fiery maw, there’s little room to do anything else, let alone be present with others.
—Big Think, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maw
Noun
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The Mean Girls actor also discussed why wiping Belly’s mouth in such a sensual way wasn’t only risky because she’s set to marry his brother, but because his character also has a peach allergy.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But every once in a while, nature throws a curveball, like what happened to Massachusetts astrophotographer Erica Kahn, who wound up with a bat in her mouth during a stargazing session at Horseshoe Bend in northern Arizona.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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