as in devoured
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 inhaled
Previous research has found that TCE, when inhaled or ingested, can easily cross the blood-brain barrier and cause damage to neurons.
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Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The fungus releases spores that rise into the air and can be inhaled, Thompson said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Just be sure never to mix vinegar with hydrogen peroxide, which can cause a harmful toxic gas if inhaled.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
These particles are small enough to enter the bloodstream when inhaled, which can cause inflammation and neurological damage.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Concern about inhaled anesthesia impacting brain development is not totally unfounded, says Ji-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD, co-author of the new study published in Anesthesiology.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
All of these toxic chemicals are being inhaled into the body when individuals vape.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
When heated, these siloxanes vaporize and condense into ultrafine particles, which are then floating around in the immediate air and are readily inhaled.
—New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler.
—Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
The fungus releases spores that rise into the air and can be inhaled, Thompson said.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
Just be sure never to mix vinegar with hydrogen peroxide, which can cause a harmful toxic gas if inhaled.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
These particles are small enough to enter the bloodstream when inhaled, which can cause inflammation and neurological damage.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Concern about inhaled anesthesia impacting brain development is not totally unfounded, says Ji-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD, co-author of the new study published in Anesthesiology.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
All of these toxic chemicals are being inhaled into the body when individuals vape.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
When heated, these siloxanes vaporize and condense into ultrafine particles, which are then floating around in the immediate air and are readily inhaled.
—New Atlas, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhaled
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Smith, the charity board member, stands in between the long blades of grass that have grown back where blazing fires devoured everything in its path just a year ago.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Pair the charming size with the combination of pumpkin and cheesecake, and prepare for them to be devoured in minutes.—
Jorie Nicole McDonald,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 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
Cite this Entry
“Inhaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaled. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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