as in to chew
to crush or grind with the teeth
mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV
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Recent Examples of masticate
But the Republicans masticated the issue endlessly Monday nonetheless.
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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
Crews have been preparing for over a year by clearing vegetation away from the bases of giant sequoias, thinning and masticating smaller trees, hauling off large logs and reducing the amount of vegetation around a road that surrounds the burn area, Gerhart said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Your Questions, Answered Is a centrifugal or masticating juicer better?
Both centrifugal and masticating juicers make excellent juice.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
Your Questions, Answered Are masticating or centrifugal juicers better?
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
Within the project footprint, crews thinned big trees to prevent fire from leaping from treetop to treetop, and masticated — or ground up — smaller trees and surface vegetation to keep flames closer to the ground.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
Juicers are usually divided into two categories: masticating and centrifugal juicers.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
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
Crews have been preparing for over a year by clearing vegetation away from the bases of giant sequoias, thinning and masticating smaller trees, hauling off large logs and reducing the amount of vegetation around a road that surrounds the burn area, Gerhart said.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
Your Questions, Answered Is a centrifugal or masticating juicer better?
Both centrifugal and masticating juicers make excellent juice.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
Your Questions, Answered Are masticating or centrifugal juicers better?
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2023
Within the project footprint, crews thinned big trees to prevent fire from leaping from treetop to treetop, and masticated — or ground up — smaller trees and surface vegetation to keep flames closer to the ground.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
Juicers are usually divided into two categories: masticating and centrifugal juicers.
—Caroline Thomason, Health, 5 July 2023
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“Masticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masticate. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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