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Recent Examples of masticate But the Republicans masticated the issue endlessly Monday nonetheless. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024 Peltz’s decades-long record gave them plenty to masticate. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024 Centrifugal juicers generally only make juice, but masticating juicers can do a few more things. Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023

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“Masticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masticate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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