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 Severity depends on the amount of bacteria that’s inhaled, the strain that’s involved and individual susceptibility, Vanrompay says. — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026 Apparently Robyn is the only one who has inhaled enough fresh air to recognize the friction. — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 And so, for the brand, only the most breathable, and healthily inhaled, natural materials will suffice. — Jaklin Romine oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 Nevertheless, improper storage can have serious consequences, particularly if the thorium is inhaled or ingested. — Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2026 Those products are made with tiny particles that are more likely to be inhaled or absorbed by marine organisms. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Delphi sits above a geologic vent, an X from which noxious gases escaped the earth, corrupting the minds of women who inhaled and pronounced their prophecies. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026 The chemical is highly corrosive, toxic when inhaled or touched, and flammable under specific concentrations. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 In effect, thousands of tons of materials that were never intended to be inhaled were crushed, burned, aerosolized and deposited across a densely populated urban area. — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
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Verb
  • According to Greek mythology, every nine years Athens had to send fourteen young people to the Minotaur’s labyrinth, in Crete, where they were devoured as sacrificial victims.
    — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Desire can be terrifying when your hormones kick in, and yet one can only dream of being devoured by Her Majesty, Taylor Russell.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • In their attempt to make nearby districts more Republican, the redistricting plan crammed as many Democrats as possible into three South Florida districts.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the low end is almost entirely carved out, leaving only those higher-register instruments crammed together.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

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“Inhaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaled. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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