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Recent Examples of widemouthed
Gently add gravel to a shallow, clear dish or wide-mouthed canning jar.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
For extra throw blankets and sheet sets, consider a wide-mouthed basket that complements the room’s aesthetic.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
Everything from vintage travel stamps to a wide-mouthed hippopotamus has found its way under Ghobad’s brush.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 18 June 2025
The main thing to avoid is a wide-mouthed glass, which lets aromas escape too quickly.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Pour the can of coconut milk into the pitcher of a blender (or into a wide-mouthed jar for an immersion blender).
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
For extra throw blankets and sheet sets, consider a wide-mouthed basket that complements the room’s aesthetic.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
Everything from vintage travel stamps to a wide-mouthed hippopotamus has found its way under Ghobad’s brush.
—Brett Braley, Robb Report, 18 June 2025
The main thing to avoid is a wide-mouthed glass, which lets aromas escape too quickly.
—Emily Price, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Pour the can of coconut milk into the pitcher of a blender (or into a wide-mouthed jar for an immersion blender).
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widemouthed
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Olivier tried successfully to get the reader to understand how a gentle, pacific young man could come to kill more than a thousand people, and so capturing the tone and empathetic portrayal not only of Simo Häyhä and his colleagues but also of the often-bewildered Russian soldiers was essential.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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The usually positive Gauff went negative, lacked energy and seemed bewildered and overwhelmed.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Still, some songs can disrupt our dazed habit of barely listening and give us something to participate in.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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But plenty of people tell of being left dazed and destabilized by ayahuasca ceremonies and struggling to return to their previous lives; some make sudden life changes that only bring distress and further trauma.—
Mattha Busby,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2026
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And, showcasing their awesome, frightening power, one avalanche derailed a train in Switzerland on Monday, injuring five on board, while another swept through a refuge on a French mountainside earlier this month, shattering windows and dumping snowdrifts inside the building’s kitchen.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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As this year’s Games neared its end, the awesome moments seemed to pile up, one atop another.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And the second-to-none acoustics, with 10,000 state-of-the-art fiber panels that project sound throughout the theater, will leave you awed.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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He was awed by how much Jackson had grown into his stature.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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As if the wide-eyed innocent who arrived here has been hardened.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The camera panned to an open-mouthed Johansson standing in the wings.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
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The oldest of three brothers, he was followed into professional football by Bob, who played for Halifax Town, Middlesbrough, Notts County and Southend United, and then by Frank, who, from a very early age, could do things with a ball that would leave his siblings open-mouthed.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In popular ports of call that can get overwhelmed with cruise passenger crowds, just being a pleasant visitor goes a long way.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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If the Rapids are overwhelmed, the result may look the same as season openers in the recent past.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
21 Feb. 2026
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Mays’ Salieri is at once aghast at such loutish behavior and bitterly envious that Mozart is exceptional enough to get away with it.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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This is so outrageous that even Creepy Professor Oliver McCreepenstein, a middle-aged married man currently seducing his 17-year-old student, is aghast.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Widemouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widemouthed. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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