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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
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.
—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
However, like any other plant material, ageratum can cause mild stomach upset if ingested, so keep this plant away from pets who like to nibble.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 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
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
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
However, like any other plant material, ageratum can cause mild stomach upset if ingested, so keep this plant away from pets who like to nibble.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingested
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In the past, it was widely planted and consumed for its roundness and fruitiness, often serving as a blending grape.—
Layne Randolph,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Between exorbitant production costs and the continual erosion of linear television audiences, traditional late-night talk shows have been under mounting pressure for years, increasingly consumed via short-form clips scattered across social media rather than live and in full.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 May 2026
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The city of Kiruna in Arctic Sweden is being slowly swallowed by the iron ore mine upon which it was built.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
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Nate was a piranha in a small pond who found himself in a dangerous ecosystem, swallowed by bigger, more dangerous predators.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 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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This is a bourbon designed to be sipped slowly and revisited.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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At the parties, both boys and girls drank excessively, often leading to vomiting.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Specifically, that time Lestat drank Jesus Christ’s blood.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
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At times there have been as many as a half dozen lemons chewed at different levels of the tree.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
25 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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“Ingested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingested. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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