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Recent Examples of widemouthed
With a fairly small amount of surface area, the drink keeps its carbonation longer than wide-mouthed glasses.
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Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026
Check out the wide-mouthed scream unleashed by the Lakers’ Luke Kennard midway through the fourth quarter.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The wide-mouthed container is designed for easy application, plus this butter soothes and moisturizes other dry skin areas like lips, cuticles, and feet.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Gently add gravel to a shallow, clear dish or wide-mouthed canning jar.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2026
Check out the wide-mouthed scream unleashed by the Lakers’ Luke Kennard midway through the fourth quarter.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
The wide-mouthed container is designed for easy application, plus this butter soothes and moisturizes other dry skin areas like lips, cuticles, and feet.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 7 Apr. 2026
Gently add gravel to a shallow, clear dish or wide-mouthed canning jar.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for widemouthed
Adjective
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Kelli cries over how solid the Mwangi unit is, praising Gerald as a father and husband and affirming that Shamea’s ass is real, while everyone else looks on, bewildered.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Karl-Anthony Towns, who was on the podium with him, took off his glasses and looked at his teammate with a bewildered expression.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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This led to a surreal sight at 5-0 in the fourth set, with Safiullin flat on his back receiving treatment for a hip injury while a dazed Ruud tried to revive himself with an ice towel.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Moments later, dazed residents staggered out as others rushed in to help.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
Adjective
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Having a product [like the serum] cover five steps in one is so awesome.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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His latest victory is some awesome YouTube content.—
David Hookstead OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
Adjective
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Given the dramatic manner in which the hulking piers marched down the center of the institution’s narrow corridor, flanked by the photographer’s three-inch-square Polaroids, hung as if in awed supplication, the effect verged on hyperbole, the gnomic ceding to the grandiose.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Castro, who spent the day with Mejia and often translated for her, described Mejia as awed and giddy throughout the day.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There was something singular about the wide-eyed craziness of Sweeney, or Cloud’s aura of kindness.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 June 2026
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Network and All the President’s Men were the favorites, and Chayefsky wasn’t above talking some trash to the wide-eyed newcomer Stallone.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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All around her, open-mouthed viewers turned to face the Artist.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Played by a Colman Domingo who is done up to look the most wax figurine of them all in a shellacking of makeup, prosthetics, and colored contacts, Joe is always either giving an avaricious open-mouthed leer or a cold-eyed glare.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Judges told us the Marshals are overwhelmed.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Conditions are improving as international partners surge resources to the area, but for weeks, hospitals wards have been overwhelmed with patients and far from enough equipment to care for them – or healthcare workers – properly.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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Even Democratic Senator Catherine Blakespear, a long-time supporter of the project, was aghast.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
25 May 2026
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Scott was aghast at the piece of the contract and called for an investigation.—
Gray Rohrer,
Sun Sentinel,
22 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Widemouthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/widemouthed. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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