ingestible

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Recent Examples of ingestible Of course, ingestible capsules carry risks. IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026 This month, Lemme added Walmart to its retail roster, which includes Ulta, Amazon, TikTok Shop and Target, where the brand grew 100 percent in 2025 and ranks as the number-one beauty ingestible brand, said cofounder Simon Huck. Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026 The concept blends the accuracy of modern bioprinting with the simplicity of ingestible medical devices. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025 Today’s critics note that fluoride is now available in toothpaste, as well as in ingestible drops and tablets like the ones for children that the FDA is working to remove from the marketplace. Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingestible
Adjective
  • Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history.
    Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Key Takeaways Lamb and beef are excellent, comparable sources of highly absorbable heme iron.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Many edible crops and herbs can be frozen for several months, and herbs can also be dried for longer storage.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Shockingly, the dish was edible, albeit frostbitten and mushy.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • The Origin of Ingestible Devices The idea of a smart capsule has been around since the late 1950s, when researchers first experimented with swallowable devices to record temperature, gastric pH, or pressure inside the digestive tract.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
  • More recently, some transplants have been delivered in swallowable capsules.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Stevia is considered a natural zero-calorie sweetener, as the amount used is too small to contribute measurable energy or digestible carbohydrate.
    Verywell Health, Verywell Health, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Fictional dialogue has to strip all that away and compress meaning into digestible chunks that readers actually want to consume.
    JD Barker, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • This chewable vitamin has 15 essential nutrients, so men benefit from omega-3 fish oil, vitamin E for antioxidant health, zinc for the immune system and vitamin D3 for bone health.
    PubSubHub User, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Even tougher topics were greeted with easily chewable sound bites, delivered with the honey of a politician who feels your pain.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026

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“Ingestible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingestible. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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