CHEWED ON Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

chewed on

phrase

past tense of chew on

as in considered

to give serious and careful thought to She took some time to chew on his suggestions.

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looked at

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Offensive line shuffled up Dykes said in earlier in the week that TCU looked at everything throughout the program during the 2-3 start and would make the necessary adjustments to try and turn things around.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
Analysts looked at 30 of the most popular Pokémon search terms that were selected using a keyword explorer tool, according to EsportsGG.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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