teeth

noun

Definition of teethnext
plural of tooth
as in appetites

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Recent Examples of teeth Games like the Broncos’ wild, 27-26, skin-of-their-teeth overtime win against Washington. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeth
  1. appetites
  2. tastes
  3. shines
  4. desires
  5. relishes
  6. likes
  7. uses
Noun
  • And the outlook for future profits is strong, if fans’ appetites are any gauge.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But in the eyes of investors, the robot maker is the more exciting bet, as appetites shift to AI and hardware, and away from e-commerce and internet platforms.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of appetites
Noun
  • Just a larger than life figure whose influence transcended generations, musical tastes, and political lines.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Chains are using the same flexible format to serve different tastes and occasions, from energy to indulgence.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of tastes
Noun
  • That’s when the islands’ lush beauty shines, except for occasional afternoon showers.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
  • This brand is processed, but it’s done so expertly that the natural deliciousness of turkey shines.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of shines
Noun
  • Instead, the creditor can use the asset any way the creditor desires.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Not as an idealised image of femininity, but as individuals carrying contradictions, expectations and desires.
    — PhotoVogue, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of desires
Noun
  • The Greatest Robot Anime Is Back With Something to Prove The new Mobile Suit Gundam movie is mad as hell and relishes in the franchise’s intoxicating weirdness.
    — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The shape-shifting eldritch entity of mysterious origins relishes torturing children.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of relishes
Noun
  • In a Facebook post with nearly 500 likes and 40 comments as of Friday afternoon, the Gagnons spoke about their experience establishing the brewery and its part in the local community.
    — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The post was an immediate hit with 1,500 likes to date, more than triple the engagement for the brand’s typical posts.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of likes
Noun
  • The artificial-intelligence titan resisted Pentagon demands concerning uses of its technology that included mass surveillance and autonomous lethal weapons.
    — Scott M. Curran, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The implementation of these checks and balances can be seen as tactical and their uses have evolved over time in ways the Founders might not have envisioned.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
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