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Recent Examples of maw
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.
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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
Each stalk in the maw of the creature was polished using wooden tools and hand-polished to matte-like finish.
—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
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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
Each stalk in the maw of the creature was polished using wooden tools and hand-polished to matte-like finish.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maw
Noun
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This 30-year-old expression is smooth, flavorful, and rich on the palate, with an oily viscosity and full-bodied robustness that envelops the mouth.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Indeed, at one point, the owner even pretended to place the ball in the machine using his mouth, just as his dog would do, but even that was beyond the golden's realm of understanding.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 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 7 Jul. 2025.
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