imbibes

present tense third-person singular of imbibe

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Recent Examples of imbibes This is important – just think about the difference between a smartphone that sits in your pocket, and a pair of glasses that automatically imbibes all of the information from your field of vision, every moment of every day. John Werner, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • The most common isotope, plutonium-239, is produced when the most common isotope of uranium, uranium-238, absorbs a neutron and then quickly decays to plutonium.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Key Takeaways Spinach is high in iron, but the body absorbs it less easily than iron from meat.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Godolkin’s actual body is only able to eat applesauce, which makes sense in light of its condition, but Cipher drinks those shakes.
    Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Civic leaders, this week, chalked up Sacramento’s first two to-go drinks events as early successes, and paved the way for more.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.
    Ben Coxworth October 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Imbibes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbibes. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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