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  • noun Plural form of metabolism.

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Examples

  • Yet since the times when such complete wishes were commonly bestowed by speakers of English, its cultures have operated on faster metabolisms.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Yet since the times when such complete wishes were commonly bestowed by speakers of English, its cultures have operated on faster metabolisms.

    The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

  • Good solid breakfast for all those guys with great metabolisms.

    Oh, Cecina! 2009

  • Good solid breakfast for all those guys with great metabolisms.

    Oh, Cecina! 2009

  • Good solid breakfast for all those guys with great metabolisms.

    Oh, Cecina! 2009

  • Good solid breakfast for all those guys with great metabolisms.

    Oh, Cecina! 2009

  • Some of my siblings, such as my sister La Toya, have high metabolisms.

    True You Janet Jackson 2011

  • Rewarding for viewers whose metabolisms can adjust to some praying, chanting and subtitles.

    The Short List 2011

  • We go through pregnancy, we have a higher body-fat percentages even in peak shape, we have different metabolisms.

    Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing 2009

  • Good solid breakfast for all those guys with great metabolisms.

    Oh, Cecina! 2009

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