as in to gobble (up or down)
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This might include packing lunch for yourself or your kids, laying out clothes, cleaning surfaces, or putting away dishes.—
Sanja Jelic,
Verywell Health,
6 May 2025 -
Fireplace Tools, Humidifiers, and Heaters Space heaters, fireplace accessories, and humidifiers can all be put away for the season, so long as they can be easily accessed should cooler nights enter the equation quickly or unexpectedly.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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Additionally, stocks rose on Friday as Wall Street digested the positive jobs report, lifting the S&P 500 to its longest winning streak in just over two decades.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Each of these bacterial strains was then put in a solution with the chemical they were engineered to digest.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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According to Egyptian mythology, Nut swallows the sun god Ra each night and gives birth to him each morning, symbolizing the solar cycle.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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Instead, the officials swallowed their whistles, and Detroit fell 3-1 in the series.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 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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George Clooney and wife Amal Clooney have put down roots around the world.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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In 1952, Stringfield bought a home in Opa-locka putting down roots in South Florida.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2025
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The successful hatchings come about a year after Scout ate two of his chicks as a first-time dad, leaving the pair with no surviving eaglets from their first nesting season, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, the study of chemical isotopes — variants of carbon and nitrogen that reflect plant or animal proteins consumed — from a bone sample taken from the mummy’s spine revealed a high-quality diet based on grain and a large proportion of meat.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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The consistent overproduction of milk is the reason federal dietary guidelines recommend that adults consume three cups of dairy per day, as well as why half-pint milk cartons are a mainstay of the nation’s school cafeterias.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
2 May 2025
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“Mouth (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mouth%20%28down%29. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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