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masticated

verb

past tense of masticate

as in chewed

to crush or grind with the teeth mindlessly masticated peanuts while watching the baseball game on TV

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Khat is typically grown in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and is chewed for its amphetamine-like effects.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
When most of us think about edible seeds, our minds usually jump to chia seeds stirred into smoothies or overnight oats, pumpkin seeds roasted after carving jack-o'-lanterns each fall, or sunflower seeds chewed and spit out at a baseball game.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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