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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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Digestive enzymes help break food down into absorbable nutrients.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Possibly this has to do with the fact that people in the agricultural period started to eat a smaller range of food types, which contained fewer absorbable nutrients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Television hosts must translate complex issues into easily digestible sound bites, said Republican strategist Matt Klink.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996) Captain Planet made environmental concepts digestible.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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And there’s been a growing awareness among consumers about skin aging and acne that are linked to internal factors of hormones, strength, stress and metabolism — making ingestible products more effective.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Peptides — those injectable, ingestible, spreadable, sprayable compounds that seem to be taking the health nuts of the world by storm — aren’t going away.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Their thick peel acts as a natural barrier, helping protect the edible fruit inside.—
Lynn Andriani,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
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An edible kitchen garden is in the works.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Most colostrum supplements come in powder, capsule, or chewable tablet form.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ibuprofen may be consumed by an oral or chewable tablet, suspension pill or gel capsule.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
20 Mar. 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
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“Swallowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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