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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
When a roach walks through an area treated with boric acid, the dust clings to its body, later attacking its nervous system when ingested.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 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
Potential reasons included avian flu and having ingested something toxic such as rodenticide, the Post-Gazette reported.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Additionally, borax's fine powder consistency easily sticks to the legs and bodies of cockroaches, and since roaches are heavy groomers, the chance some of the poison gets ingested is high, says Carpenter.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 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
Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 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
Potential reasons included avian flu and having ingested something toxic such as rodenticide, the Post-Gazette reported.
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Additionally, borax's fine powder consistency easily sticks to the legs and bodies of cockroaches, and since roaches are heavy groomers, the chance some of the poison gets ingested is high, says Carpenter.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 17 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingested
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That would leave the US emergency oil reserve with the least amount of oil since the early 1980s, when the economy was smaller and consumed less energy.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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These microscopic structures accelerate the chemical breakdown without being consumed by the reaction.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Considering the associated thefts from libraries in this story, provenance—the history of the ownership of the item in question—may also get swallowed by all the hot money.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
8 June 2026
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Andy was unfamiliar with the sports world and worried that his son would get swallowed up in it.—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
2 June 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 right dram can be a fine summer drink though, either long over ice, used in a highball, or simply sipped slowly on a light evening.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Guests celebrating Giant included American Vogue Editor Chloe Malle as well as theater producers Tom Kirhady, Lucas McMahon, and Greg Nobile, who sipped on wine and champagne and dined on light bites whilst mingling and talking Tony prospects.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The group that knowingly drank decaf also improved, though less dramatically.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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But the group that knowingly drank decaf also experienced significant relief, while the water group saw essentially no change.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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There are pests to deal with like the corn earworm that aggressively chewed away at corn crops in recent years.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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This damage can appear as small holes or areas that look chewed and have saliva present.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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“Ingested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingested. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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