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as in consumed
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 swallowed
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 ingested
Some milkweeds spread aggressively, and all contain compounds that can be toxic if ingested, but these concerns are usually manageable with proper plant selection and placement.
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Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
If chewed or ingested, some of these products can cause drooling, stomach upset, and other signs of toxicity in pets.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
Borax is a natural mineral that kills ants if contacted or ingested.
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Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
There are also some genuinely suspenseful beats amid the more outrageous flourishes, which include the killer concealing a chainsaw under their cloak and a karate instructor blaming a violent assault on having ingested bad chop suey.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Some of the victims who ingested the salt threw up, collapsed in their parents' arms, or were found unresponsive in bed, hotel rooms and vehicles, prosecutors said, Reuters reports.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Canadian police said Law, 60, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.
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Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Bank transactions should be automatically ingested and interpreted.
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Sameer Gulati,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
But the lawsuits allege the companies never gave anyone a chance to give consent for their voiceprints to be ingested into their AI training models.
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Hannah Meisel,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
If chewed or ingested, some of these products can cause drooling, stomach upset, and other signs of toxicity in pets.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
Borax is a natural mineral that kills ants if contacted or ingested.
—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
There are also some genuinely suspenseful beats amid the more outrageous flourishes, which include the killer concealing a chainsaw under their cloak and a karate instructor blaming a violent assault on having ingested bad chop suey.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Some of the victims who ingested the salt threw up, collapsed in their parents' arms, or were found unresponsive in bed, hotel rooms and vehicles, prosecutors said, Reuters reports.
—
Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Canadian police said Law, 60, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.
—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Bank transactions should be automatically ingested and interpreted.
—
Sameer Gulati,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
But the lawsuits allege the companies never gave anyone a chance to give consent for their voiceprints to be ingested into their AI training models.
—
Hannah Meisel,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingested
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But while the creative component has consumed the conversation around AI in advertising, the most lucrative changes from AI are likely on the other end of the process — where the technology is disrupting how people buy the products advertisers want to sell.
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As long as billions of dollars are consumed by obligations from decades past, taxpayers will keep spending more while students see less of the benefit.
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Mount Baldy made headlines in 2013 when a 6-year-old boy was suddenly swallowed by the dune, prompting rescues to frantically dig him out.
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The parade swallowed ordinary city life, too.
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
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Guests sipped cocktails as music by Travis Tritt and Jake Owen played over the loudspeakers.
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Both handhelds sipped power during Balatro, draining the battery at around 14W and 9W, respectively.
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That roughly mirrors our own finding of what crops actually drank, based on the state’s study of satellite data.
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One by one, from Rhode Island to Georgia, rioters in each colony pillaged collectors’ wine cellars, drank all their liquor and forced them to publicly resign.
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This damage can appear as small holes or areas that look chewed and have saliva present.
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Federal customs officials at Washington Dulles Airport seized 139 pounds of Ethiopian khat, a plant chewed for its amphetamine-like effect, that was destined for Sacramento.
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“Ingested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingested. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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