Thesaurus results for INGEST

ingest

verb

in-ˈjest

Definition of ingest

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 Once ingested, symptoms include delusions, loss of appetite, difficulty breathing, and increased blood pressure and heart rate. — Renee Anderson, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Websites for ayahuasca retreats highlight the emotional and spiritual benefits of the nonstop vomiting that comes from ingesting the plant mixture. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026 Scottish immigrant Josh Lamb even committed suicide, ingesting cyanide, after seeing his name in the newspaper. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026 Healthy people who ingest Salmonella bacteria can get symptoms including fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain, according to the FDA and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ingest

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Verb

The consequences already appear in the federal budget, where interest consumes an ever-larger share of revenue.

— Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
To be sure, there’s still a supply deficit, forcing consuming countries to keep tapping their reserves, which are reaching critically low levels.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of consume

Verb

When platforms extract money from those with the least to lose, the immediate tax windfall for the state is swallowed by the long-term public burden.

— Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Baltimore Sun, 19 Aug. 2026
Those include numbness and tingling around the mouth and fingertips, trouble walking, talking or swallowing, sometimes weakness in the upper or lower extremity, balance issues or struggles with episodic memory.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of swallow

Verb

An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The best accessories to oyster eating are those that amplify the bivalve’s puckery, oceanic qualities rather than counterbalancing them.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of eat

Verb

Khat is typically chewed like tobacco, with individuals retaining it in the cheek and chewing intermittently to release the active drug, which then produces stimulant-like effects.

— Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Along for the ride in pouches behind its mandibles are spores of a fungus that are released as the insect chews through the wood.

— Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026