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mouths (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of mouth (down)

as in gobbles (up or down)

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Springtown takes edge in 7-4A race, downs Decatur Springtown got the inside track on the District 7-4A championship after beating Decatur 4-2 in 8 innings on Monday night at Decatur High School.

— Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026
Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026

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The stock market is failing to hold onto its morning gains, as Wall Street digests Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s speech at the annual Jackson Hole symposium.

— Jeff Marks,Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Therefore, your body digests them slowly, providing a steady, more sustained supply of energy with less dramatic blood sugar spikes, Vero says.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of digests

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Social Security swallows nearly a quarter of the federal budget and is less than a decade away from insolvency.

— Andrew G. Biggs, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
If your dog swallows these fibers, it can get caught up in the digestive tract like hair in plumbing and create a blockage.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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