Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthed (down)
Verb
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Passengers aboard an Etihad flight out of Abu Dhabi were ordered by crew members to put away their cameras when a flight was evacuated before takeoff during a missile alert.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Sebastian Berhalter played an arcing free kick to the center of the area and Laborda put away a leaping volley.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Iran has already hanged seven people in connection with the protests, which activists say were put down in a crackdown that killed thousands and led to tens of thousands of arrests.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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As graduation approaches, many college seniors are choosing where to start their careers and put down roots.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2026
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Gulf stocks surged along with global markets and oil fell below $100 a barrel as investors digested the news of the two-week ceasefire.—
Matthew Martin,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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Some of these are actually digested.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Members of his cabinet swallowed their apprehension, ceding to their boss’s confidence, the Times reported.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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The latter was accompanied by the most striking choreography of the night, as a mass of humans encircled and swallowed Reznor at the end of the song, inviting him to join them in their amorphous horde.—
Jeff Miller,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Mouthed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthed%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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