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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
Any plant material may cause stomach upset if ingested.
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Taneia Surles, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Energizer is launching a new coin lithium battery that the company says can potentially prevent child injuries and deaths if a battery is accidentally swallowed or ingested.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Additionally, all parts of the plant are highly toxic if ingested, posing a risk to pets, children, and wildlife.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
Police were told that the previous evening Ahmed had ingested one of 15 pills purchased from Fabisiak, the news release said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
When ingested, the bacteria can release enzymes that neutralize stomach acids, then from there storm the intestines and can enter the blood.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The berries of snowberry are toxic to humans and pets2 when ingested.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
The bird was removed from its nest with permission from the landowner as well as federal and state authorities after viewers of the livestream camera noticed USS 11 had ingested a fishhook on Saturday.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The bacteria is transmitted primarily through the fecal-oral route, where bacteria from the stool of an infected person is accidentally ingested or contacted.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Taneia Surles, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Energizer is launching a new coin lithium battery that the company says can potentially prevent child injuries and deaths if a battery is accidentally swallowed or ingested.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
Additionally, all parts of the plant are highly toxic if ingested, posing a risk to pets, children, and wildlife.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 1 May 2026
Police were told that the previous evening Ahmed had ingested one of 15 pills purchased from Fabisiak, the news release said.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
When ingested, the bacteria can release enzymes that neutralize stomach acids, then from there storm the intestines and can enter the blood.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The berries of snowberry are toxic to humans and pets2 when ingested.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
The bird was removed from its nest with permission from the landowner as well as federal and state authorities after viewers of the livestream camera noticed USS 11 had ingested a fishhook on Saturday.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The bacteria is transmitted primarily through the fecal-oral route, where bacteria from the stool of an infected person is accidentally ingested or contacted.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingested
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My novel became a similar revisiting of strange past lives, as well as a crystallization of the desire to be free of forces that had once consumed me—whether that was home, or people who reminded me of home, things that could deliver pain and pleasure at once.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 May 2026
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Wildfires burning in Miami-Dade and Broward have collectively consumed thousands of acres, reducing local air quality and impacting visibility.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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In our community, the individual is meant to be swallowed by the collective.—
Maria Giesbrecht,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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If swallowed, button cell or coin batteries can cause severe internal chemical burns, serious injuries and death, the agency said.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Aug. 2025
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The acupuncturist scanned the room as guests in suits and evening gowns shook hands and sipped Pinot Noir.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Throughout the morning, children wearing Bananas gear gathered around players for photos and autographs while parents sipped coffee and watched the interactions unfold.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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In the study, people who drank between two and three daily cups of coffee or one or two cups of tea had lower subjective cognitive decline and performed better on cognitive tests.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
15 May 2026
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This reductive view of the world—women things bad, men things good—is the mirror image of the worst excesses of 2010s Tumblr feminism, when introverted teenage girls posted hashtags like #KillAllMen and drank from mugs that read MALE TEARS.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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At its peak, the fire chewed through five football fields a minute.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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“Ingested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingested. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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