Thesaurus results for MOUTH (DOWN)

mouth (down)

verb

Definition of mouth (down)

as in to gobble (up or down)

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Defender Kevin O'Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Defender Kevin O’Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of put away

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Traders were also digesting the latest Federal Open Market Committee minutes from July, released Wednesday.

— Jeff Cox,Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Yields have climbed this year as investors digest a range of concerns from inflation sparked by the Iran war, to persistent government deficits, to uncertainty about the Federal Reserve’s outlook.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of digest

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Popular media and Southern folklore frequently claimed that kudzu was swallowing 150,000 new acres every year and had overtaken anywhere from 7 to 9 million acres across the region.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
If your dog swallows these fibers, it can get caught up in the digestive tract like hair in plumbing and create a blockage.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 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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After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, and large parts of the country are embroiled in conflict.

— Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
No algorithm is going to train a generation of kids to put down their white Monsters before a workout.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of put down

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An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The best accessories to oyster eating are those that amplify the bivalve’s puckery, oceanic qualities rather than counterbalancing them.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of eat

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The consequences already appear in the federal budget, where interest consumes an ever-larger share of revenue.

— Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
To be sure, there’s still a supply deficit, forcing consuming countries to keep tapping their reserves, which are reaching critically low levels.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of consume

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