as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily
inhaled the doughnuts so quickly that you would have missed it if you blinked
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Recent Examples of inhale
Amy Louise Leonard, 20, a makeup artist from Greater Manchester in England, lost the ability to walk for three weeks after inhaling a balloon filled with nitrous oxide, commonly called laughing gas.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Some older people or those who are frail may not be able to generate enough of a strong, quick breath to effectively inhale the dry powdered version of the medicine.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.
—Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Some older people or those who are frail may not be able to generate enough of a strong, quick breath to effectively inhale the dry powdered version of the medicine.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Try slowly inhaling for a count of 4 and exhaling for a count of 8, lengthening the exhale.
—Kate Pitts, Outside, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhale
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There are other predators just waiting to devour us.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Angelo’s is the lunch stop and Strowman devoured ribs, brisket and more smoked meats, restaurant owner Jason George told the Star-Telegram.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps a whale or a shark would arrive to gulp down the passengers, one by one.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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With its 85-liter interior, the large litter box also boasts plenty of room, so your cat won’t feel crammed while using it.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blanton says detainees were routinely denied their medication and were crammed into overcrowded cells.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Inhale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhale. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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