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Recent Examples of maws
Feeding black holes also usually emit copious ultraviolet radiation from the white-hot disks of material that pile up around their insatiable maws.
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Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
Lee Billings, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maws
Noun
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Or, worse, how do dogs and pigs do it, with their litters, all those tiny mouths begging—is that what’s become of me?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Apr. 2026
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Players who cover their mouths will be issued red cards, the International Football Association Board unanimously agreed at a special meeting Tuesday in Canada.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An analysis of fossil jaws belonging to octopuses that lived between 100 million and 72 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period, shows that these creatures may have been the largest animals in the sea and smart to boot, rivaling sharks and marine reptiles in their powers of predation.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2026
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Then again, this is a man who has sustained 14 broken hands, a plate in his wrist, two broken jaws and reconstructive surgery on his face.—
Brian Martin,
Oc Register,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Maws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maws. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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