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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3
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
Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
If a creature is small enough to swallow and not spiny or sticky or otherwise resists Yoshi's tongue, it will be turned into a green egg that's the series standard.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
Jason Kane, NBC news, 6 May 2026
In the spring, all is awash with green and swooped by swallows, and the many roads and hiking trails are beautifully edged with flowers.
—Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
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Verb
The rest is swallowed by documentation, insurance requirements, inbox messages and regulatory tasks.
—Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026
If a creature is small enough to swallow and not spiny or sticky or otherwise resists Yoshi's tongue, it will be turned into a green egg that's the series standard.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 19 May 2026
Noun
In January, Shoemaker returned to the speech pathology clinic to take a swallow test.
—Jason Kane, NBC news, 6 May 2026
In the spring, all is awash with green and swooped by swallows, and the many roads and hiking trails are beautifully edged with flowers.
—Helen Brown, TheWeek, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallow
Verb
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Summer, for some, is the perfect excuse to sip icy dirty martinis on a city rooftop.—
Loren Savini,
Allure,
14 May 2026
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Can that happen while holed up in a luxury resort, sipping coffee and watching whales from the balcony?—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
Verb
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That stifles competition at home and, with China’s dependence on global consumption, raises concerns about dumping and deflation abroad.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
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Embarrassed in the first period, stifled in the second, the Avs did something that almost never happens in this town with this team.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Many school leaders believe phones have caused a negative impact on students’ learning; therefore, schools should embrace policies to restrict access to phones during the school day.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Word is that the streamer believes the Parisian actress has a shot in the Oscar Best Actress race.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 May 2026
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This primordial gulp, creating a condition known as endosymbiosis (also thought to be the origin story of mitochondria), is believed to have happened just once.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
4 May 2026
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Jimmy Butler was retained for, gulp, Kyle Lowry and, double-gulp, Terry Rozier.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Common symptoms include jaw pain, clicking or popping, headaches, earaches, difficulty chewing and ringing in the ears.—
Nicole Bennett,
AJC.com,
22 May 2026
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She’s just torn open a little pack of Haribo gummies after a long day’s shoot, and is chewing thoughtfully.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Dramatic currents, once suppressed, here bloom unashamed.—
Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Keith arrests our thinking, and cons us into suppressing our critical faculties with the same kind of internalized surveillance that philosopher Michel Foucault broke down to describe a prison’s use of the panopticon in Discipline and Punish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Most recently, Andrews took home the Emmy for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance at the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards for her work on the Netflix hit.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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After taking a ball, Hernández sent a four-seam fastball hopping down the left-field line for an RBI double that scored Hyeseong Kim.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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The tabletop lid comes with four drink holders, and the latch and lock closure keeps the contents secure.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
14 May 2026
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Even one drink of alcohol damages the immune system, lowering its ability to battle invaders within 20 minutes of consumption.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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“Swallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallow. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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