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as in to consume
to take in as food
claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable
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as in to swallow
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty
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Recent Examples of ingest
Baits contain insecticide that may not only kill the roach who ingests it but that has a secondary transfer to other roaches who may eat that roach’s waste or the roach itself, says Benson.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
The question will be whether the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators, India or another country will ingest the black boxes’ data, according to Peter Goelz, former managing director of the NTSB and a CNN aviation analyst.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
To do that effectively at scale, your pipeline must handle four key tasks:
• Continuously ingest and chunk new content (e.g., documents, files, user data).
—Junyu Huang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The chemicals in the aerosol spray cans can often make people feel euphoric or drunk for a few minutes, but ingesting them can lead to heart or liver failure.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
The question will be whether the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators, India or another country will ingest the black boxes’ data, according to Peter Goelz, former managing director of the NTSB and a CNN aviation analyst.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
To do that effectively at scale, your pipeline must handle four key tasks:
• Continuously ingest and chunk new content (e.g., documents, files, user data).
—Junyu Huang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
The chemicals in the aerosol spray cans can often make people feel euphoric or drunk for a few minutes, but ingesting them can lead to heart or liver failure.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingest
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The company has consistently consumed cash while struggling to scale production within the competitive semiconductor landscape.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Close to 18% of people who regularly eat fruits reported better sleep, along with 12% of people who consume a lot of vegetables, and 13% of people who drink herbal tea.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 July 2025
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Such a drastic income reduction would be a tough pill to swallow at a time of soaring inflation, rising housing and medical costs, and longer lifespans.—
Dan Doonan,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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In February, a 36-year-old man swallowed 20 over-the-counter pills.—
Dhruv Mehrotra,
Wired News,
25 June 2025
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This spot for soccer fans offers lots of pub fare to eat and drink.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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Bonus points for a thoughtful zero-proof menu, complete with booze-free cocktails, lemonades and non-alcoholic wine, because everyone deserves something fun to sip under the stars.—
Chelsea Frank,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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For a glass of wine, stop by Carriage House Sundries to sip or pick up a bottle to enjoy in your room.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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At school, nothing was more shameful to me than seeing my father drinking from the water fountain, sucking and gulping.—
Ottessa Moshfegh,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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At the first mention of the Trump’s name, Straus sighs and grabs her drink off the bar, taking a long sip.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
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Voters in the special election for county supervisor have a lot to chew on.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
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Not surprisingly, given that these dinosaurs weren't big on chewing their food before swallowing, biomarkers revealed that Judy sought out young plant growth, which wouldn't have been as tough and hard to digest as older vegetation.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
11 June 2025
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingest. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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