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Recent Examples of swallowable
The Origin of Ingestible Devices The idea of a smart capsule has been around since the late 1950s, when researchers first experimented with swallowable devices to record temperature, gastric pH, or pressure inside the digestive tract.
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
More recently, some transplants have been delivered in swallowable capsules.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
In the not-too-distant future, however, such holes may be easily plugged with the equivalent of a tiny remote-control swallowable pen.
—Ben Coxworth
october 16, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
More recently, some transplants have been delivered in swallowable capsules.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
In the not-too-distant future, however, such holes may be easily plugged with the equivalent of a tiny remote-control swallowable pen.
—Ben Coxworth
october 16, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowable
Adjective
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Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history.—
Sarah Koch,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Key Takeaways Lamb and beef are excellent, comparable sources of highly absorbable heme iron.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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At its core, May’s mission is to simplify complicated subject matter in a way that’s easily digestible and understandable for viewers.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Whey ranges from 98–100% digestible, soy from 95–98%, and pea from 83–90%.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Scientists are building these ingestible devices to do more than observe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Hair + Energy is JSHealth’s bestselling ingestible formula for thicker, stronger, healthier-looking hair, starring iodine from exclusive JSHealth Miracle Kelp along with zinc.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Every contestant was given a state-of-the-art work station on the Toronto set as well as access to a top-of-the-line pantry stocked with edible flowers and quail eggs.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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Best Nylabone chew toys for puppies This three-pack includes one softer starter bone with nubs that are great for teething, one slightly tougher bone to move onto and one edible bone.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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This chewable vitamin has 15 essential nutrients, so men benefit from omega-3 fish oil, vitamin E for antioxidant health, zinc for the immune system and vitamin D3 for bone health.—
PubSubHub User,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even tougher topics were greeted with easily chewable sound bites, delivered with the honey of a politician who feels your pain.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These food categories are staples for most eating patterns that experts recommend for general health and disease prevention.1 1.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
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America Healthy Again, the clean-eating, vaccine-skeptical movement that opposes corruption in the food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Via a show kitchen, diners will be able to watch chefs prepare the tasting menu, inspired by a knotted garden, which is believed to always contain something green, in flower, or eatable.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2023
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The remaining trees are Adirondack crabapple trees, another fragrant tree that blooms white flowers bearing dime-sized apple-like fruit and autumn brilliance serviceberry or juneberry, which Desotelle said bears an eatable fruit that’s a cross between an apple and a blueberry.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2022
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“Swallowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowable. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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