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Recent Examples of maws
Their lips, jaws, and the interior of their maws are—in terms of rigidity—akin to a ceramic dinner plate.
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Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Feeding black holes also usually emit copious ultraviolet radiation from the white-hot disks of material that pile up around their insatiable maws.
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Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
Feeding black holes also usually emit copious ultraviolet radiation from the white-hot disks of material that pile up around their insatiable maws.
—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for maws
Noun
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Other players have covered their mouths while speaking to opponents during the World Cup, but a red card is only issued if the conversation occurs during a confrontation or heated exchange.
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What righty Cade Cavalli shouted at Willson Contreras drifted into the Boston night, fading just beyond the field’s ears and scarcely repeated by the mouths of those who heard.
Noun
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In an interview with Mental Floss, competitive eater Yasir Salem discusses how speed eaters will chew gum to strengthen their jaws to avoid fatigue during competitions.
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The front treble hook was embedded in the pike’s jaws but was no longer attached to the body of the plug.
Noun
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This mix is a scrumptious way to get vegetables happily down the kid’s gullets.
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“Maws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maws. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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