Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthing (down)
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Phillies play reliever roulette Righty David Robertson entered when Cristopher Sánchez encountered trouble in the sixth, putting away pinch hitter Max Muncy, a lefty batter.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025 -
And that confidence and identity have carried over into the first two weeks of the season, from putting away a good Houston Texans team in the opener to pulling away from the Tennessee Titans this past weekend after trailing late in the third quarter.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
18 Sep. 2025
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Live little fish on our tongues and swallowing them.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The platform has evolved into the default center of gravity for the creator economy, swallowing categories like music, gaming, education, and now podcasts.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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Proteins are the workhorses of the human body, responsible for everything from digesting food to fighting infections.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Macrophages, immune cells that live in our tissues, are responsible for engulfing and digesting bacteria, dead and damaged cells, and harmful invaders like cancer cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Sep. 2025
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A couple of years after putting down roots in Denver, Bo Nix is becoming a father.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Oct. 2025
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Students at a school district in Kentucky are putting down their phones and cracking books at a record pace now that devices are banned during class, district officials said.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Mouthing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthing%20%28down%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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