munched

past tense of munch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of munched Others munched on popcorn and hot dogs covered with sweet corn relish and corn-bacon jam in anticipation of the game. Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 In yet another video, the two sat under a yellow umbrella at McLain’s in Waldo and munched on a guacamole bacon burrito and a pepper jack burrito. Jenna Thompson june 23, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026 The children munched on pizza and Caesar salad. Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 People munched on cheese cubes and cheesecake bites or fanned themselves in the shade, watching on big-screen televisions as the old guard said their goodbyes inside the council chambers. Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Plant marigolds as a border plant, as well as intersperse them with your kale crop to make sure that your greens don’t get munched. Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026 The night started out with a cocktail party in an airy and bright residence in the Mandarin Oriental, as realtors sipped drinks and munched on bites as live music played. Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 When Nibbled Garden Produce Is Okay to Eat Besides potential germs, there are a few other factors to consider before eating veggies or fruit from your garden that animals have munched. Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025 When the creature eventually gets munched on by a bigger fish, the concentration of DDT in the new predator's bloodstream only heightens. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for munched
Verb
  • Only later did doctors realize that the genetic material had probably come from a mushroom that the patient had consumed, and not from a pathogen.
    Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Moisture is the biggest concern because damp tea bags can develop mold and should not be consumed.
    Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad.
    Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That is to say nothing of periodic smaller disasters, such as last year's Texas floods that engulfed young campers; the Los Angeles wildfires that chewed through entire neighborhoods; and Typhoon Kalmaegi, which walloped Vietnam and the Philippines.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Watts went first, remarking that something tasted off, according to Sinclair.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Since their inception, these wines have tasted as if something were missing beyond just alcohol—aroma, flavor, body, and balance were absent as well.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Munched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/munched. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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