swallowed

verb

past tense of swallow
1
as in sipped
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat try not to swallow the toothpaste

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2
as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering swallowed his pride and asked for help

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3
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 The thought of Margaret trapped in the skyscraper, swallowed up by flames and heat, is an overwhelming load for a mother to carry. — Nicole Avery Nichols, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 In recent years, Medicare Part B premiums alone, usually deducted straight from monthly Social Security checks, have swallowed much of COLA. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026 Half of the game's length is swallowed up by me trudging from point A to point B while characters yap endlessly about the current goings-on. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 The diver gets swallowed by an 80-foot, 60-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape before his oxygen runs out. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026 Days of intense waves fueled by Hurricane Marie far away in the Pacific left several sections of the boardwalk destroyed after massive swells swallowed protective sand berms and slammed through the seawall. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The piny woods swallowed the red bricks surrounded by spirals of razor wire and fence. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 More needs for the next commish The 2026 WNBA season has consistently been swallowed up by culture wars and conversations about everything outside of the game itself. — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Compaq, the world’s largest PC maker at $42 billion in 2000, was swallowed by Hewlett-Packard, which then dismembered itself into four public companies. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowed
  1. sipped
  2. stifled
  3. believed
  4. chewed
  5. suppressed
  6. accepted
  7. drank
  8. took
Verb
  • For cocktail hour, guests sipped and snacked on light bites while taking a look at the BTS of Siriano’s creative process and inspirations.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Bespoke Primetime hats were up for grabs that displayed the film’s name in English and Italian (Prima Serata), and guests sipped on Aperol spritzes and ate personal pizzas as the cast and crew arrived.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • Shipping has been stifled in the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of the world's oil supply flowed prior to the war.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Hiring has been stifled in part by high uncertainty, high interest rates, high inflation and volatile policy shifts and geopolitical developments.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of stifled
Verb
  • By the time Wade was making his decision, league sources said, there was an inkling that the Sixers’ pursuit of Brown had become serious enough that those involved believed there was a legitimate chance a deal could happen.
    — Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Paul Stuart has long been known for its soft-shoulder look in tailoring and is believed to have been the first American retailer to bring side vents to the States, as well as the three-button suit.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of believed
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  • The part that was chewed was the part that goes over your instep, a kind of flap or lip.
    — Lydia Davis, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026
  • His clawed and chewed backpack revealed that he, too, could have been critically injured.
    — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of chewed
Verb
  • The superconductivity weakened with the screening and was eventually completely suppressed.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 128 drones, according to the air force.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • Morissette accepted the award and $20,000 (US$14,461) prize, which was presented in partnership with the Canada Media Fund.
    — Jennie Punter, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Ahead of the Academy Awards victory, Oldman actually accepted an earlier Actor Award victory (then known as a SAG Award) on Ledger’s behalf at the 2009 ceremony.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of accepted
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  • One study found that participants who drank tea heated to 149 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius) experienced more positive emotional responses, including happiness and satisfaction.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For a few days, the horse fed on the same plants and grass and drank from the rainwater collected in a puddle nearby.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of drank
Verb
  • The play gave Western Michigan a field goal as time expired, and those 3 points loomed large as Western Michigan took a 9-7 lead in the fourth quarter.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In 2022, the pair took a big risk for their first date and went on a spontaneous trip to the World Cup in Qatar.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of took

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“Swallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowed. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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