1
as in consuming
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 swallowing
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 ingesting
Cats can become infected by ingesting raw meat or prey that carries the parasite.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The fact that babies and toddlers continue to die from ingesting fentanyl will likely come up in a meeting next month.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Addictive drugs like cocaine launch a cycle of seeking and ingesting the drug.
—Noah Lyons, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The company also bought some hard copy books and scanned them before ingesting them into its model.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Addictive drugs like cocaine launch a cycle of seeking and ingesting the drug.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
According to a LinkedIn post from e-commerce Juozas Kaziukenas, the online shopping giant is working to block Big Tech players’ respective LLMs from crawling and ingesting its product data to display to consumers.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
People can contract the bacteria by ingesting contaminated seafood or water or through an open wound.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
In 2023, a barred owl known as Owen was rescued near Boston’s Faneuil Hall after ingesting rat poison.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
The fact that babies and toddlers continue to die from ingesting fentanyl will likely come up in a meeting next month.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
Addictive drugs like cocaine launch a cycle of seeking and ingesting the drug.
—Noah Lyons, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The company also bought some hard copy books and scanned them before ingesting them into its model.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Addictive drugs like cocaine launch a cycle of seeking and ingesting the drug.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
According to a LinkedIn post from e-commerce Juozas Kaziukenas, the online shopping giant is working to block Big Tech players’ respective LLMs from crawling and ingesting its product data to display to consumers.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
People can contract the bacteria by ingesting contaminated seafood or water or through an open wound.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
In 2023, a barred owl known as Owen was rescued near Boston’s Faneuil Hall after ingesting rat poison.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingesting
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The North Korean government is increasingly executing civilians, including people found to be consuming unapproved foreign media, according to a report from the United Nations Human Rights Office.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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But some nutrition scientists warn that thanks to social media trends, many people may be consuming too much protein.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Vision may be impacted and the sufferer will demonstrate symptoms of dementia before, ultimately, losing the ability to perform basic functions like eating, swallowing and breathing.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The epiglottis blocks the trachea during swallowing.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Making some art, eating some really good food, and then ending with a sunset at Blacks Beach.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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In December, a scientific committee concluded two years of intensive research on what Americans should be eating by saying that there was not enough research to recommend people drink any other type of milk than fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1% or 2%).—
Alana Semuels,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Guests at the celebration were also shown sipping wine and spending time in nature, including painting on canvases as a group.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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There’s nothing better than strolling in a light jacket, sipping a cool can of seltzer, is there folks?—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anyone who’s drinking hot pumpkin spice lattes in a chunky sweater may need to rein it in for a little while.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sheen and Peele were on a plane and tensions were already high between the two — while Sheen started drinking heavily in his seat.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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Holliday’s portrayal of the gum-chewing diner waitress landed many of the show’s laughs.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Everest Indian Himalayan Restaurant and Bar at 2300 McDermott Road had reports of flies, roaches and rodents chewing through a bag of sugar.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Ingesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingesting. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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