: having teeth especially of a specified kind or number
—often used in combination
fine-toothed
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Uncommon Goods Candy of the World Advent Calendar Take your sweet-toothed teen on a trip with a month’s worth of candies from around the world.
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
This time, former Vought CEO Stan Edgar and his granddaughter Zoe are the ones who save the day, with Zoe unleashing her toothed tentacles to efficiently rip Vikor’s head off.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Reuters — American golfer Vince Whaley had a particularly nerve-wracking encounter with a big-toothed onlooker at the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, as he was forced to play a shot under the watchful gaze of a lurking alligator.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
It was named Johnius medidentatus, or the moderate-toothed croaker, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
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Malia Griggs, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
This time, former Vought CEO Stan Edgar and his granddaughter Zoe are the ones who save the day, with Zoe unleashing her toothed tentacles to efficiently rip Vikor’s head off.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
Reuters — American golfer Vince Whaley had a particularly nerve-wracking encounter with a big-toothed onlooker at the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, as he was forced to play a shot under the watchful gaze of a lurking alligator.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
It was named Johnius medidentatus, or the moderate-toothed croaker, researchers said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Toothed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toothed. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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