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"chew over" is correct and usable in written English.
It is an idiom, usually used in informal contexts, which means to think carefully about something. For example, "I'm going to chew over your offer and let you know my decision by tomorrow."
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chew over
verb
To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
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But plenty to chew over, for all that.
Plenty of ironies to chew over in that list.
She certainly gives them plenty to chew over on Divers.
After all, Hollywood's chattering class — agents, producers — has to have something to chew over at lunch.
What's the point?" Something for the Tercentenarians to chew over during their next annual lunch.
Something to chew over, along with pizzas, in flash offices in Mumbai.
The unexpected Tory majority gave writers plenty to chew over in their election postmortems.
And he was always hungry for ideas to chew over, to quote, to dispute.
First, his guests were taken aback by his air of serenity and his eagerness to chew over his eight years.
There were plenty of microtrends for retailers to chew over, like the gunmetal colors and metallic beads.
So there would be a few titbits to chew over as the series fizzled to its whimpering finale.
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