1
as in to sip
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
try not to swallow the toothpaste
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2
as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
swallowed his pride and asked for help
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as in to believe
to regard as right or true
my little niece swallows everything I tell her
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Recent Examples of swallow
Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Massive plumes of thick, black smoke filled the sky and swallowed up the tall, white spire.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
His strategy: remove the stick, dunk the corn dog in water and swallow.
—Amelia Wu
july 19, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
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Verb
Reeves and Winter are often swallowed up by the bottomless void their characters occupy, with very little room to let loose and play.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 Sep. 2025
Massive plumes of thick, black smoke filled the sky and swallowed up the tall, white spire.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
The O’Brien Revival is an intermediate, surf-style board that features a tri-fin, swallow-tail design.
—Rob Reed, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
His strategy: remove the stick, dunk the corn dog in water and swallow.
—Amelia Wu
july 19, Sacbee.com, 19 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallow
Verb
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Embrace that cozy energy by visiting a pumpkin patch, sipping cider, wearing sweaters or wandering through a charming small town to channel your inner Gilmore.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Beverage aficionados will enjoy sipping at the many mountainside NC wineries or tasting brews at Sideways Farm.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Young stifled the 2021 Finals MVP throughout.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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The unprecedented internet blackout came without public warning and was immediately attributed to an order from the Taliban, a repressive Islamist regime that has stifled personal freedoms, particularly those of women and girls, since taking power in 2021.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Nearly every poll taken during the past six months has shown that a significant majority of Democrats believe that the United States should stop providing economic and military support for Israel.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Experts believe China’s role in tackling climate change is decisive.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Even as dusk descended, people lined up to gulp from public fountains (another blessing), to fill their water bottles, or to splash their bare skin.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Evidence of damage includes chewed, cut or missing leaves; yellowing or brown leaves; white webbing and green-black excrement on or around the plant, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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With six exhibition games in the last nine days, the Detroit Red Wings’ preseason slate has given plenty for the team’s brass to chew on.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Multiple fire departments worked to suppress the blaze, police said.—
Charles Ventura,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tigers pitchers, meanwhile, rank 14th in suppressing home runs.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Tennessee Department of Education provided a list of more than 200 schools accepting scholarship students for the 2025-26 school year.—
Rachel Wegner,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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The planning commission accepted the recommendation, with a small modification related to how medical clinics are defined in the Land Development Code.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The omakase experience is $80 per person and will include 11 courses and a welcome drink.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Each card had a corresponding cocktail that went with it, which left the final drink of the night in fate’s hands.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Swallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallow. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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