maw

as in mouth
literary the mouth, jaws, or throat of an animal the gaping maw of the tiger

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for maw
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Noun
  • Internet users can't get enough of an adorable cat whose tongue is perpetually hanging out of his mouth due to having so many of his teeth removed.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
  • Right as Elio opens his mouth to respond, the scene cuts, and the credits return.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 June 2025
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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
  • 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 5 Jul. 2025.

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