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 The chemical is highly corrosive, toxic when inhaled or touched, and flammable under specific concentrations. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026 The poorer the air being inhaled by children in Hackney, the more regularly the dust was agitated and the thicker the storm and richer the color inside the box. — Literary Hub, 1 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 Messick emerged from the dugout tunnel Monday afternoon in a hoodie with cutoff sleeves, inhaled and reveled in the crisp air that tends to accompany a playoff race. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The Midcentury Modern library where Rosales first inhaled the aroma of old books has changed. — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Other critics in Congress have focused on products that can be inhaled and high-potency candy products, as well as the lack of THC caps and testing requirements for those products. — Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 If disturbed, asbestos’ microscopic crystalline fibers get into the air, where they can be inhaled, cause lung scarring and lead to fatal cancers. — Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026 Eucalyptus oil and fresh leaves are poisonous when ingested or inhaled. — Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhaled
Verb
  • Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.
    — David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Typically just a minute or two in length, the videos are devoured by Chinese audiences at breakfast, on their morning commutes, during their lunch breaks and on their free time after work — and almost any time in between.
    — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 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
  • Sixers fans that crammed aisles and stairways trying to catch a first glimpse or a snapshot of James were shooed back to their seats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Multiple artists crammed into a food truck-sized trailer serve a revolving door of clients throughout the four-day festival.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Inhaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaled. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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