as in input
matter that is fed into something
the intake on that paper shredder is limited to five sheets at a time
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Recent Examples of intake
Incorporating avocado as part of a balanced diet could be an effective strategy for improving your diet quality and nutrient intake.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Most experts suggest that a healthy intake of water is 2 litres a day.
—Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Shelter Animals Count predicts that community intakes will continue on a similar track this year; however, these numbers will still test the limits of space, staffing and resources organizations and shelters experience across the country.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Amitrano cited struggling productivity as the single biggest contributor behind a lower graduate intake at PwC this year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 9 Sep. 2025
Most experts suggest that a healthy intake of water is 2 litres a day.
—Andrew Mawson, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Shelter Animals Count predicts that community intakes will continue on a similar track this year; however, these numbers will still test the limits of space, staffing and resources organizations and shelters experience across the country.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Amitrano cited struggling productivity as the single biggest contributor behind a lower graduate intake at PwC this year.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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input
Noun
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Also appreciate their input, points of view and contributions.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The effort began in 1991, when the city council solicited public input on how to redevelop a stretch of land along the waterfront.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Intake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intake. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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