INHALED Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

inhaled

verb

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 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 Ignore Safety Protocols Particular cleaning products can exude strong smells or fumes that aren’t meant to be inhaled and which can be harmful to your lungs and skin. — Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026 One of the men inhaled water, and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Rymer, meanwhile, inhaled toxic smoke from the chemical explosion that left him with severe adult-onset asthma. — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026 Spores can enter through a cut in the skin or be inhaled or ingested. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026

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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
Readers and critics devoured the book (no pun intended), but their responses often worry Brooks.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

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Still, every spare inch is crammed with more than 32 different kinds of orchids imported from around the world, including such beauties as the flame-like Epidendrum radicans and the rare Dimorphorchis lowii.

— Leigh-Ann Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Aliens land in Johannesburg in 1982 seeking refuge, but instead they're crammed into an internment camp called District 9.

— Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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