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Recent Examples of maw
These accretion disks gradually drop matter into the maw of the black hole, but not all of the material surrounding black holes is consumed.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
At one point, Atsu climbs its range and skirts along the mouth of the dormant volcano, which spreads like an impossibly massive maw in every direction (Yōtei is pushing the limits of draw-distance tech).
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Valued for their swim bladders, or fish maw, fish in the Sciaenidae family fetch high prices in international markets.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There was a pterosaur found preserved in its stomach and there were iguanodon remains found in the maw of a Baryonyx, another large carnivore belonging to the same lineage as the Spinosaurus.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
At one point, Atsu climbs its range and skirts along the mouth of the dormant volcano, which spreads like an impossibly massive maw in every direction (Yōtei is pushing the limits of draw-distance tech).
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Valued for their swim bladders, or fish maw, fish in the Sciaenidae family fetch high prices in international markets.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
There was a pterosaur found preserved in its stomach and there were iguanodon remains found in the maw of a Baryonyx, another large carnivore belonging to the same lineage as the Spinosaurus.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maw
Noun
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Baby and Kids' Toys Babies put everything in their mouths, and the dishwasher is a perfect way to keep teething rings and pacifiers clean.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Mistora, the mysterious cocktail bar that opened last year in Atlanta’s Piedmont Heights neighborhood, put a bad taste in my mouth before the first dish even touched my table.—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For this year’s peak in the early hours of July 31, only the most dramatic of the Capricornids will drop jaws, as a wanning gibbous moon (98 percent illumination) will spoil dark skies.—
Michael d'Estries,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Jan. 2026
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And still, the Democratic Party could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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He’s gone from champagne to something like vinegar forced down his gullet.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Dec. 2025
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Cut away lungs, reaching up into the neck as far as possible to sever gullet and windpipe.—
Maurice H. Decker,
Outdoor Life,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Maw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maw. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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