as in gobbles (up or down)
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Verb
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Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Feb. 2026 -
But Sarah Graves gives a bit too much room and Penn downs a 3-pointeron the wing.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Food digests more quickly and moves through your body easier, which soothes indigestion.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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For this reason, your body digests refined grains more quickly than whole grains.—
Brianna Tobritzhofer,
Health,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Straining at a gnat, the majority swallows a camel.—
Ben Fenwick,
Oklahoma Watch,
12 Feb. 2026
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Because of that, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a pill that confirms when someone swallows it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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“Mouths (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouths%20%28down%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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