as in to gobble (up or down)
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When Jake Chung comes in from the Harvard-Westlake bullpen ready to unleash his 80 mph, scouts put away their radar guns.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Feb. 2025 -
This assistance might involve running errands, putting away groceries or dishes, making meals or reminding seniors to take their medications.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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Yet for more than a decade, Facebook Ads has been digesting mountains of data, refining relentlessly, and quietly crushing it.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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This type of fatty acid is digested differently, which may be one of the reasons it's touted as a healthy fat.5 Potential Downsides Coconut oil does not offer the same health properties as olive oil.—
Patty Weasler, RN, BSN,
Verywell Health,
26 Feb. 2025
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In 1938, Hitler, having swallowed Austria, now demanded land from Czechoslovakia, the only democracy in Central Europe or Eastern Europe.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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At the time, children born with the most severe form of SMA swiftly lost their ability to move, to swallow, to breathe.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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If the Steakhouse’s menu winds up similar to the Reserve’s, locals accustomed to wolfing chili burgers at Star Country Cafe will need to dust off their wallets.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
29 Jan. 2025
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There’s a complete lack of self-consciousness in Mother’s wolfing down handfuls of meatloaf or playfully woofing at strangers in public, and that’s matched by what Adams is doing to bring this woman to life.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
6 Dec. 2024
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Since kids learn by example, Winston notes that telling kids to put down their phones is futile if parents don’t do the same.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2025
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Despite the ability of Atatürk’s government to put down the rebellion, the Turkish state grew to fear Kurdish uprisings, leading to policies that included the criminalization of identifying as Kurdish.—
Sefa Secen & Serhun Al / Made by History,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
19 July 2017
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The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.—
Vickie Snow Jurkowski,
Daily Southtown,
19 July 2017
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By cutting out sugar and consuming the right amount of carbohydrates and protein before and after training, the defender put on 10kg without losing any speed.—
Jay Harris,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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While Nile crocodiles typically drag their prey into the water and consume them, Gustave has been repeatedly observed killing humans and leaving their bodies behind.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Mouth (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28down%29. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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