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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
Imagine, though, that all the books ingested by LLM training sets only contained the information on the dust jackets.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Items mentioned in the ban include noncombustible products which can be chewed, absorbed, dissolved or ingested by other means.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
While this is partly true, an international team of archaeologists, geneticists, and chemists are confident that hominids have ingested the metal at various times over millions of years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Students affected on two separate days Altman said students on two separate days last week ingested THC gummies and were either unable to function and removed from school or hospitalized due to the drugs’ effects.
—Brenda Ordonez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Acetaminophen can be toxic when ingested in larger doses than recommended, with symptoms, including abdominal pain, upset stomach, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and even seizures.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Permethrin can cause growth and neurological problems if ingested at high levels.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Detective Samantha Choon, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman, said investigators still do not know what the students ingested.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Items mentioned in the ban include noncombustible products which can be chewed, absorbed, dissolved or ingested by other means.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
While this is partly true, an international team of archaeologists, geneticists, and chemists are confident that hominids have ingested the metal at various times over millions of years.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Students affected on two separate days Altman said students on two separate days last week ingested THC gummies and were either unable to function and removed from school or hospitalized due to the drugs’ effects.
—Brenda Ordonez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
Acetaminophen can be toxic when ingested in larger doses than recommended, with symptoms, including abdominal pain, upset stomach, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and even seizures.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Permethrin can cause growth and neurological problems if ingested at high levels.
—Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025
Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Detective Samantha Choon, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman, said investigators still do not know what the students ingested.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingested
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It’s commonly consumed in South American countries like Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
19 Oct. 2025
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Consumers may return the product to their local Publix store for a full refund, regardless of whether the product has been opened or consumed.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pointed gestures toward the lingering tension between Japan and Korea — and between those two countries and the rest of the planet — are drowned out by tiresome bickering and exaggerated gags, like a meaningful conversation swallowed into the sound of an airplane engine screaming overhead.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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But with the inability to do live shows for much of 2020-2021, and the meteoric growth of Matt Rife’s social media presence, many stand-ups swallowed their pride and bought a tripod.—
David Zucker,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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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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As the night unfolded, live models showcased key looks from the line while guests sipped, snacked, and mingled.—
Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
17 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of judges sipped through 8,315 beers from 1,555 breweries and awarded 374 gold, silver and bronze medals to the best in the nation.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kevin Federline claims that Britney Spears drank while pregnant and did cocaine while breastfeeding in new excerpts from the former dancer’s upcoming memoir, published in several news outlets.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Over time, scientists tracked what the participants drank and also assessed their liver health.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Babycatcher chewed his twig and held on to a thin rope, not much more than a string, which disappeared up into the canopy, likely connected to the pulleys and rigs and tackle that worked the biggest net down below.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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Many of its 8,500 residents once lost internet service after squirrels chewed through a fiber-optic cable.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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