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as in to consume
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 to swallow
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 ingest
In most cases, a fish bone that gets ingested is going to be very small, usually a pin bone or very small rib bone.
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
This means ensuring your AI only ingests information from verifiable sources, embedding tamper-evident seals to detect manipulation and implementing anomaly detection and immutable audit logs for continuous forensic traceability.
—Wendy Chin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Last month, ProPublica reported that a generic immunosuppression drug for transplant patients could dissolve too quickly when ingested, increasing the risk of kidney failure.
—Victoria Malis, ProPublica, 7 July 2025
Other data, a lot of data, suggest that ingesting plastic can damage your organs, suppress your immune system, harden your veins, and predispose you to neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
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Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
This means ensuring your AI only ingests information from verifiable sources, embedding tamper-evident seals to detect manipulation and implementing anomaly detection and immutable audit logs for continuous forensic traceability.
—Wendy Chin, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Last month, ProPublica reported that a generic immunosuppression drug for transplant patients could dissolve too quickly when ingested, increasing the risk of kidney failure.
—Victoria Malis, ProPublica, 7 July 2025
Other data, a lot of data, suggest that ingesting plastic can damage your organs, suppress your immune system, harden your veins, and predispose you to neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
—Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingest
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For most people, garlic supplements or garlic pills are a safe and convenient way to consume garlic when taken in the amounts directed.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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There’s no way around it—many of us consume far too much sugar.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
14 July 2025
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If contaminated floodwater is swallowed, or pollutes drinking water, this can lead to gastrointestinal illnesses such as stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 July 2025
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Symptoms usually start 6 hours to 6 days after swallowing the bacteria.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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This spot for soccer fans offers lots of pub fare to eat and drink.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2025
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The calls came while eating lunch, while lying in bed at night.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2025
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The finish is medium length, with lingering notes of nutmeg and soft rye spices—an excellent rye for cocktails or sipping neat.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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While sipping interest in bourbon, scotch and other spirits, neat or over ice, has long been common practice in the States, tequila’s popularity has more often centered around shots or cocktails.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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More Americans now use cannabis daily than drink alcohol every day.1 Public attitudes toward cannabis have shifted dramatically over the past decade, with some perceiving cannabis to be safer than alcohol.—
Fran Kritz,
Verywell Health,
14 July 2025
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Some factors can make drowning more likely, including not knowing how to swim, a lack of close supervision, not wearing a life jacket and drinking alcohol while recreating near or in water.—
Don Sweeney
July 14,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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As the song continued, Amora, from her highchair, chewed her food and clapped alongside her mom to the song.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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Leaders wonder if these virtual colleagues will grow the bottom line or chew it up.—
Josh Scriven,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingest. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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