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
These compounds can be immediately fatal if inhaled.
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 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
Peppermint oil used as aromatherapy should be inhaled directly from the bottle or through a diffuser.
—T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2026
Several fungal species are most often carried by dust and other soil disturbances, posing health risks when inhaled.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The researchers also conducted mouse experiments, where mice inhaled the pesticide as humans would for 11 weeks.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 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
Peppermint oil used as aromatherapy should be inhaled directly from the bottle or through a diffuser.
—T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 9 Apr. 2026
Several fungal species are most often carried by dust and other soil disturbances, posing health risks when inhaled.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The researchers also conducted mouse experiments, where mice inhaled the pesticide as humans would for 11 weeks.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhaled
Verb
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At least 21 people died and more than 300 were injured, according to Chilean authorities, who said flames devoured more than 74,000 acres in two days.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Some seeds get devoured by their parent star; some seeds get ejected from their stellar system; some seeds get swallowed by other seeds; some seeds get blasted apart by further interactions.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
17 Apr. 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
Verb
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Hundreds of residents crammed into City Hall, filling multiple overflow rooms.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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Not in terms of the scale of its sets—we’ll leave that to the giant staircase in The Queen of Versailles, or whatever is going on with the flying vampires of The Lost Boys—but in terms of the most tropes crammed into one two-act stretch.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Inhaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaled. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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