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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
Unverified claims have also been spreading that pregnant women are ingesting toxic amounts of the drug to make a point to the administration.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
River booked his first screen appearance with a recurring role as Tyler Jones on The Pitt, playing a boy hospitalized after accidentally ingesting his parents’ weed gummies.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Rotem Naftalovich, Daniel Naftalovich and Frank Greenway proposed ingesting small, nondigestible PTFE (Teflon) pellets to bulk up meal volume and increase satiety without calories, testing the idea in lab models and even patenting the approach two years later.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
However, ingesting Epsom salt can cause stomach upset and diarrhea, which may lead to dehydration.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
Denver Post via Getty Images Consumers seeking the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin in Oregon edibles may instead be ingesting unlisted synthetic psychedelics and extracts, a recent study warns.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Cats can become infected by ingesting raw meat or prey that carries the parasite.
—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
Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
River booked his first screen appearance with a recurring role as Tyler Jones on The Pitt, playing a boy hospitalized after accidentally ingesting his parents’ weed gummies.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Rotem Naftalovich, Daniel Naftalovich and Frank Greenway proposed ingesting small, nondigestible PTFE (Teflon) pellets to bulk up meal volume and increase satiety without calories, testing the idea in lab models and even patenting the approach two years later.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
However, ingesting Epsom salt can cause stomach upset and diarrhea, which may lead to dehydration.
—Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 18 Sep. 2025
Denver Post via Getty Images Consumers seeking the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin in Oregon edibles may instead be ingesting unlisted synthetic psychedelics and extracts, a recent study warns.
—Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Cats can become infected by ingesting raw meat or prey that carries the parasite.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingesting
Verb
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The term broadly refers to working out while consuming only slightly more calories than the body needs to maintain itself, and getting those calories from healthy sources.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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There are no known health risks associated with consuming too much vitamin K.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Live little fish on our tongues and swallowing them.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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The platform has evolved into the default center of gravity for the creator economy, swallowing categories like music, gaming, education, and now podcasts.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Almost forty per cent of the population was going days at a time without eating, according to the World Health Organization.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Some examples might include taking a 15- to 20-minute morning walk, eating a healthy breakfast and writing down one positive thing that happened that day.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Fred Astaire, in his final film role, stars as the head of the Chowder Society, a New England men's club in which members regale each other with spooky stories while sipping brandy.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Fans kept their spirits high throughout the evening, sipping on a variety of White Claw flavors and products, and making the most of the interactive experiences on-site.—
Quincy Green,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For Slingerland, drinking alcohol and getting drunk are important to human well-being and complex societies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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One of the passengers had shown Matney a cell phone video in which everyone on the boat was drinking and Paul was steering the boat.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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They have been recorded grabbing toxic millipedes and, rather than avoiding them, chewing and rubbing the secretions into their fur, especially around sensitive areas.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Stephen Frears’s Gothic drama is, to be fair, rather watchable — atmospheric and melancholic, with John Malkovich clearly getting a kick out of chewing any and all available scenery.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Ingesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingesting. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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