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
Transmission to people generally happens when virus-laden rodent excreta gets stirred up in dust and inhaled—for example, a person sweeping out a shed or garage with a rodent infestation without a mask.
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ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The virus is carried through water droplets and can by inhaled by neighbors or in some cases spread through touch on things like doorhandles and public surfaces.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Due to the processes that humidifiers use to vaporize water, all of those minerals can potentially wind up in the form of mineral dust, which quickly gathers on the surfaces of your room, or worse, it can be inhaled and cause respiratory problems.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
This personal protective gear will help prevent the dust and pieces of ceiling texture from coming into contact with your skin, getting into your eyes, or being inhaled.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
These compounds can be immediately fatal if inhaled.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Fine powder particles can be inhaled into the lungs, which may cause coughing, throat irritation, or breathing problems.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 Apr. 2026
This product can turn into a big irritant if ingested or inhaled, and cause several digestive or respiratory issues.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
When inhaled, this fungus can propagate in the lungs, potentially causing scarring and collapse of lungs.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
The virus is carried through water droplets and can by inhaled by neighbors or in some cases spread through touch on things like doorhandles and public surfaces.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Due to the processes that humidifiers use to vaporize water, all of those minerals can potentially wind up in the form of mineral dust, which quickly gathers on the surfaces of your room, or worse, it can be inhaled and cause respiratory problems.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2026
This personal protective gear will help prevent the dust and pieces of ceiling texture from coming into contact with your skin, getting into your eyes, or being inhaled.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2026
These compounds can be immediately fatal if inhaled.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
Fine powder particles can be inhaled into the lungs, which may cause coughing, throat irritation, or breathing problems.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 Apr. 2026
This product can turn into a big irritant if ingested or inhaled, and cause several digestive or respiratory issues.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
When inhaled, this fungus can propagate in the lungs, potentially causing scarring and collapse of lungs.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhaled
Verb
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One is the Holocaust, which devoured the lives of many of the people in her pages.—
Adam Hochschild,
The New York Review of Books,
9 May 2026
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With its topping of crunchy cornflakes, a hashbrown casserole will be devoured when served at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
8 May 2026
Verb
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Settlement talks Sixteen lawyers crammed the tables next to Judge Bredar in the largest federal courtroom in Baltimore for the pre-trial hearing.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
5 May 2026
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Ultra-small chloroplasts could be weak collectors of light and carbon dioxide, or they may be crammed too tightly, like the contents of a large home stuffed into a studio apartment.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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“Inhaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaled. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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