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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mouthing (down)
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Ultimately, the Saints couldn't complete an all-timer of a tournament shocker, fading late as the Blue Devils rallied from their biggest deficit all season — 13 points — before finally putting away a 71-65 win in Thursday's first round of the East Region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026 -
Commit to putting away only the laundry, say, not cleaning the entire room.—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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When a pet bites into the plant, those crystals embed in mouth tissue, which explains why oral irritation and swallowing difficulty are the primary symptoms.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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If these patterns appear regularly, a medical evaluation can help identify whether swallowing changes are involved.—
Sundeep Venkatesan,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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With so many freshmen and young players digesting so much information, a week off can’t be the worst thing.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The stock spent most of the second half of 2025 chopping sideways between roughly $82 and $95, digesting the prior selloff and allowing the 200-day moving average to flatten out.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Putting it down, picking it up The NCAA used to use the home floor of the host school, but has been putting down its own March Madness floors for several years now.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Killing Soleimani would likely further strain the command and control of the Basij, which would be crucial in putting down any uprising against the theocracy.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Mouthing (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouthing%20%28down%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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