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mouthed (down)

verb

Definition of mouthed (down)

past tense of mouth (down)

as in tucked (away or in)

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Simply encouraging students to put away their phones or teaching them better sleep habits wouldn’t move the needle either.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
All those devices must be turned off and put away during the school day.

— Kellye Lynn, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

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During lunch, a familiar song came on and every server stopped, put down their trays, climbed onto the tables, and started dancing.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
According to a recent paper by the French Institute of International Relations, the SAF and its supporters claim to be putting down an armed rebellion as Sudan’s legitimate government.

— Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Aug. 2026

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Videos of the disaster showed people running before the floodwaters swallowed them up and washed out buildings and bridges.

— Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
In Tibet, the roaring mudslide that struck Wednesday engulfed a multistory port building and swallowed a bus parking lot at the land border crossing of Gyirong Port.

— Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026

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