as in to gobble (up or down)
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The Evening Tasks After dinner, closing the house for the night would include making sure the kitchen was entirely tidy (including floors) and everything was put away.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025 -
The 49ers’ coaches won’t like that Bethune and his mates couldn’t put away Dart and a weaponless Giants offense late in the game.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Animal and infant studies published in Nutrition Research Reviews suggest that the way these fats are structured can affect how the body digests them and processes cholesterol, while adult studies have shown inconsistent results that appear to depend on the type of fat and how much people consume.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Food is more easily digested than supplements and can be easier on the stomach.—
Nancy LeBrun,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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And businesses that have so far swallowed the tariffs without raising prices may not be able to for much longer.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The earth opened and swallowed my father, literally.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The urge to wolf down something sweet may be caused by a sudden spike or drop in glucose and other metabolic changes in the body, researchers have found.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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The New York Mets set the one-day team record, wolfing down 103 one day in 2014 while waiting for a game that was postponed.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
4 Oct. 2025
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From Athens to Tuscaloosa, from Oxford to Starkville, Mississippi, alums are putting down roots in their college towns long after graduation.—
Christina Daves,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brutally put down by Maduro’s thuggish regime, that protest movement gave way to a mass exodus.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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During the week, Aluko had described lying in bed at the height of the controversy, depressed and unable to eat.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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While about 10% of adults worldwide report bloating, fatigue or gut pain after eating foods containing gluten, only 16% to 30% of those cases show true gluten-specific reactions, the paper found.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Researchers pondered what the gargantuan black hole consumed to release such a powerful flare.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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People who aren't used to eating fiber-rich foods may experience bloating and gas after consuming fibrous foods.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Mouth (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28down%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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