Thesaurus results for MOUTH (DOWN)

mouth (down)

verb

Definition of mouth (down)

as in to gobble (up or down)

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After DeMatteo’s pair of aces, Prohaska put away kills for the 24th and 25th points.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
That was only possible due to the strength of Ossoff and Cooper, who both raised gobs of money and put away their opponents weeks ago.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of put away

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Some retailers, meanwhile, chose to swallow some of the additional tax rather than pass it to shoppers in the form of higher prices, Milesi-Ferretti added.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Kirby Smart’s Bulldogs will someday be absorbed by the pack, their lead position in the SEC swallowed up by Florida, South Carolina and their ilk as the transfer portal and name, image and likeness payments continue to level the playing field.

— KEN SUGIURA, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of swallow

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The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
Patrons grab coladas and cortaditos to kick-start their mornings, while others wolf down breakfast platters for sustenance or arrive on their lunch breaks for pan con bistec or Cuban sandwiches, maybe a burger or palomilla steak.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026

Definition of wolf

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In two of the Mighty Macs’ most important matches of the season — the sectional final and a supersectional match — the senior outside hitter put down impressive kills for the last point.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Potential candidates began putting down markers swiftly this week.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of put down

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Caraballeda’s tropical, beachfront climate could have been a factor, as well as possible impurities in the concrete used, which can eat away at the metal bars.

— Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
The Anti-Defamation League, meanwhile, has urged residents to eat at the restaurants targeted by the demonstration, describing the campaign as an effort to intimidate Philadelphia’s Jewish community.

— Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of eat

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When soil or other outside material sinks to the bottom of a lake, microbes consume oxygen to break it down, leading to the production of methane, a potent planet-heating gas.

— Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
About 44% of GLP-1 users report consuming more functional beverages, according to EY-Parthenon's third annual survey of more than 3,600 current or former GLP-1 users.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026

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