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as in sipped
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
try not to swallow the toothpaste
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as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
swallowed his pride and asked for help
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as in believed
to regard as right or true
my little niece swallows everything I tell her
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Recent Examples of swallowed
Then, a billion years later, another cell swallowed one without killing it and took the bacterium’s light-harvesting tools for itself.
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Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
But in pursuing a solution, poison pills must be swallowed to reshape this team for one more championship run with Jokic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The work stretches out across the floor, close to eight-feet-long, and looks like it’s either being swallowed by the jungle or growing out of it.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Talley allegedly claimed to have swallowed bags of drugs and asked to be hospitalized.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Early in the season, Johnson would have rather swallowed a Fiesta cascarone whole than play both of his inexperienced rookies at the same time.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
Near the lake that has swallowed Van Buren, someone has constructed an outlet called Heirloom Traditions Company Store.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Death has been swallowed up in victory.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The surgery was performed less than 12 hours after the eaglet swallowed the hook.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
But in pursuing a solution, poison pills must be swallowed to reshape this team for one more championship run with Jokic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The work stretches out across the floor, close to eight-feet-long, and looks like it’s either being swallowed by the jungle or growing out of it.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Talley allegedly claimed to have swallowed bags of drugs and asked to be hospitalized.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Early in the season, Johnson would have rather swallowed a Fiesta cascarone whole than play both of his inexperienced rookies at the same time.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
Near the lake that has swallowed Van Buren, someone has constructed an outlet called Heirloom Traditions Company Store.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Death has been swallowed up in victory.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The surgery was performed less than 12 hours after the eaglet swallowed the hook.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowed
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There’s also wine to be sipped at Hornby Heart Vineyard, and cider to be sampled at Fossil Beach Farm.—
Sara Harowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Other guests including Natasha Lyonne, Tyriq Withers and Harris Reed, who arrived late from a dinner hosted by Anna Wintour, sipped custom Don Julio cocktails while taking in panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Redick added that part of what Holmgren has done, overhelping on defense and forcing Ayton toward the perimeter, has stifled the 7-footer’s production.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
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Stoner refuses to let his passion for literature be stifled.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Arakawa is believed to have contracted the virus from the rodent droppings found around her and Hackman's home, while some of the infected cruise ship passengers are suspected to have gotten sick from each other.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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In Burkina Faso alone, JNIM is believed to effectively control roughly 40% of the country’s territory.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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Severe winds and exceptionally high tides had chewed into a half-mile stretch of the structure in January.—
John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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This not only suppressed uneven vertical phase distribution but also improved film uniformity across the devices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram that Russia launched 108 drones and three missiles into the country overnight, of which 89 drones were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Rogen accepted the award on her behalf and delivered a speech that brought much of the audience to tears.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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Reportedly, Charles had been handing William more responsibilities amidst his cancer battle and had pretty much accepted William’s time was coming sooner, rather than later.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 May 2026
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The puppies drank their mother's milk—no cost to us.—
David Sedaris
May 3,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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How drivers train The days when F1 drivers smoke and drank before a Grand Prix are long gone.—
James Ellingworth,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Water has been a focus of the Newsom administration since his first day in office, when the governor took his cabinet to Monterey Park Tract, a rural Central Valley community that lacked access to safe drinking water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Last Saturday, during SDFC’s rivalry match against LAFC, one fan took the message up a notch.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Swallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowed. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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