ingests

present tense third-person singular of ingest

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Recent Examples of ingests 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 Lead in any amount can cause health problems, particularly in children, whether a person breathes it in or ingests it, while extremely high lead levels can cause a seizure, coma or death. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 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 For enterprises, the model is also packaged as Boltz-2 NIM, a production-ready microservice that ingests protein, RNA, DNA, or ligand sequences and returns 3D structures and affinity predictions with enterprise support. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025 Rogen appeared on a recent episode of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, where the host praised his new Apple TV+ series The Studio and the performance of costar Bryan Cranston as a character who ingests a large dose of mushrooms before a big presentation. EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingests
Verb
  • Altman previously said the average ChatGPT query consumes as much energy as a lightbulb would in a couple of minutes.
    Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Compared to traditional indigo dyeing, the process consumes 83 percent less water and 32 percent less energy and reduces CO₂ emissions and steam usage.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Taroko Gorge, however, carves breathtaking grandeur from marble stone; a natural cathedral of cliffs, where suspension bridges sway above rapids and swallows dart through narrow canyons.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Neurocysticercosis occurs after a person swallows pork tapeworm eggs, according to the CDC.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • What won't get soggy from the time one kid eats to the time the other kid eats?
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Brad Pitt always eats and talks.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The industry chews people up and spits them (and their dreams) right back out.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.
    John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • All three of us were also exposed to a family of chemicals called bisphenols, present in electronics, car parts, toys, household appliances, receipts, water pipes and the linings of metal food and drinks cans.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Ingests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingests. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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