Thesaurus results for MUNCHED

munched

verb

past tense of munch

as in consumed

to eat (something) especially in a noisy way We munched popcorn during the movie. cattle munching grass

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Recent Examples of munched Others munched on popcorn and hot dogs covered with sweet corn relish and corn-bacon jam in anticipation of the game. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 In yet another video, the two sat under a yellow umbrella at McLain’s in Waldo and munched on a guacamole bacon burrito and a pepper jack burrito. — Jenna Thompson june 23, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026 The children munched on pizza and Caesar salad. — Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 People munched on cheese cubes and cheesecake bites or fanned themselves in the shade, watching on big-screen televisions as the old guard said their goodbyes inside the council chambers. — Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Plant marigolds as a border plant, as well as intersperse them with your kale crop to make sure that your greens don’t get munched. — Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026 The night started out with a cocktail party in an airy and bright residence in the Mandarin Oriental, as realtors sipped drinks and munched on bites as live music played. — Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025 When Nibbled Garden Produce Is Okay to Eat Besides potential germs, there are a few other factors to consider before eating veggies or fruit from your garden that animals have munched. — Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025 When the creature eventually gets munched on by a bigger fish, the concentration of DDT in the new predator's bloodstream only heightens. — Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025

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Participants are each given half a watermelon to eat in a specified time period, and they must be consumed down to the rind.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The world of journalism was consumed this week by a debate over whether The Wall Street Journal should have published an opinion piece that was written with the help of artificial intelligence.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumed

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Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
That is to say nothing of periodic smaller disasters, such as last year's Texas floods that engulfed young campers; the Los Angeles wildfires that chewed through entire neighborhoods; and Typhoon Kalmaegi, which walloped Vietnam and the Philippines.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of chewed

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Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of licked

Verb

That golden brown exterior tasted exceptional, but eating it came with some hurdles.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
What surprised me most was how distinctly Korean the breakfast sandwich tasted despite using ingredients like American cheese, ketchup, and white bread.

— Beverly Kim, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

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