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as in consumes
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 swallows
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 ingests
Alex Cui, Tian’s cofounder and chief technology officer, said that GPTZero’s hallucination checker tool ingests a paper and then searches across the open web and academic databases to verify each citation—its authors, title, publication venue, and link.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Infant botulism is a serious illness that develops when an infant ingests spores of the botulinum bacteria, which then colonize the baby’s underdeveloped gut and begin producing a toxin.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
If a cat ingests any part of a lily, its pollen or water, immediately contact a veterinarian or the Pet Poison Hotline.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Just about the only remotely harsh words are spoken by Luis, in a brief, understandable fit of anger, after his dog ingests a raver’s feces, which contains traces of LSD.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
The survey analyzed the habits of 2,000 Americans and found the average individual ingests 99 grams of sugar each day.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In the United States, this job is handled by the federal government’s Global Forecast System (GFS), which ingests data from satellites, ground stations, radar systems, and a worldwide network of conventional weather balloons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Baits contain insecticide that may not only kill the roach who ingests it but that has a secondary transfer to other roaches who may eat that roach’s waste or the roach itself, says Benson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
If a kissing bug ingests blood from an animal infected with the parasite, then the bug can also become infected with it.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Infant botulism is a serious illness that develops when an infant ingests spores of the botulinum bacteria, which then colonize the baby’s underdeveloped gut and begin producing a toxin.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
If a cat ingests any part of a lily, its pollen or water, immediately contact a veterinarian or the Pet Poison Hotline.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Just about the only remotely harsh words are spoken by Luis, in a brief, understandable fit of anger, after his dog ingests a raver’s feces, which contains traces of LSD.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
The survey analyzed the habits of 2,000 Americans and found the average individual ingests 99 grams of sugar each day.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In the United States, this job is handled by the federal government’s Global Forecast System (GFS), which ingests data from satellites, ground stations, radar systems, and a worldwide network of conventional weather balloons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Baits contain insecticide that may not only kill the roach who ingests it but that has a secondary transfer to other roaches who may eat that roach’s waste or the roach itself, says Benson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
If a kissing bug ingests blood from an animal infected with the parasite, then the bug can also become infected with it.
—Chantelle Lee, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingests
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Explaining how a system works consumes attention that customers cannot spare.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Owing to this, cornstarch production also consumes vast amounts of water and relies heavily on the use of fertilizers and pesticides.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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Because of that, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a pill that confirms when someone swallows it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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There is also something about a theme park that swallows you up.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
19 Dec. 2025
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There’s the direct cost of the raises, but also the related growth of the city’s pension shortfall, which increasingly eats further into the budget, as reported by the U-T’s Garrick.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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But no need to call in the food critics this year—the Golden Globes eats seemed to pass the taste test.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Lindsay Lohan sips on a tasty treat to kick off the 3rd Annual Betch of the Year with Dunkin'.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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As the pooch chews on the glove, the battery is suddenly damaged and begins to smoke.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Research is mixed as to how many drinks an adult can safely consume.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
24 Jan. 2026
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What if only one person in your party drinks alcohol?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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