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Recent Examples of maw
Journalists, screenwriters, even novelists and poets, could now be replaced by the maw of ineffable code.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Waldo’s digital shopping cart — and McCurdy’s brusque descriptions of her late-night binges — highlight the gaping, cavernous maw of her wants.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2026
So, the lumbering maw that is our leader is likely to gobble it up.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
This meant that world leaders, those who happened to be opposed to the maw of the Western war machine, were now ripe for the taking.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Waldo’s digital shopping cart — and McCurdy’s brusque descriptions of her late-night binges — highlight the gaping, cavernous maw of her wants.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Jan. 2026
So, the lumbering maw that is our leader is likely to gobble it up.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2026
This meant that world leaders, those who happened to be opposed to the maw of the Western war machine, were now ripe for the taking.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maw
Noun
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Phenomenal world-of-mouth is more than making up for generally lousy reviews (its Rotten Tomatoes critics score is 40 percent).—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Apr. 2026
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Flint joined the scoring party in the 32nd minute with a header off her own miss from a tight angle on the left of the goal mouth.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Turkey, full-mouth dental implants treatment for both jaws is commonly quoted at £3,420 to £12,000 (about $4,280 to $15,000).—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the right side of the jaws tended to be more worn down than the left side.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There will undoubtedly be a sense of confusion about what Harry and Meghan are there for … this trip may stick in the gullet of the palace.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Maw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maw. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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