inhaled

past tense of inhale
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 There's been a drastic increase Fine particulates and gases, including carbon monoxide, are inhaled and can lodge deep within the lungs, causing inflammation and irritation. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 19 July 2026 Dangers from wildfire smoke Smoke is made up of tiny particles that can be inhaled deep into a person's lungs and even enter the bloodstream. Ava Berger, NPR, 16 July 2026 Then the Guggenheim and the Met tested positive for Legionella, which is the bacteria that causes the disease if inhaled. Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 15 July 2026 Throughout the forties and fifties, Mary Kay inhaled Stanley as a life force. Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 15 July 2026 But fallen ash still poses major health risks if ingested or inhaled. Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 When wildfire smoke is inhaled, volatile gases and tiny particles can pass through the lining of the lungs and enter the bloodstream. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 24 June 2026 Industrial-grade diatomaceous earth is harmful if inhaled, warns Harlow-Ellis. Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 24 June 2026 Medicines needing to be inhaled or smoked are prohibited unless in a prescribed inhaler. Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhaled
Verb
  • There’s a gluttonous amount of food content out there waiting to be devoured, but none of it is like Emeril Live.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
  • Likewise in southern France, where a wildfire outside the city of Bordeaux has devoured tens of thousands of hectares and prompted authorities to evacuate hundreds of thousands of residents and summer tourists.
    Gerry Hadden, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026
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  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Oddly enough, though floors 1 through 16 looked like offices behind the cladding of specially tinted glass framed in stainless steel, they were actually crammed with electronics and electromechanical relays.
    David Szondy August 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026
  • To have so much capability crammed into a phone that bends in half is a marvel.
    Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

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“Inhaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaled. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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