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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
In our community, the individual is meant to be swallowed by the collective.
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Maria Giesbrecht, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
If swallowed, button cell or coin batteries can cause severe internal chemical burns, serious injuries and death, the agency said.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Four batters later, Braden Shewmake became the second batter to take Ohtani deep all year, lifting a ball to left field that the Crawford Boxes swallowed a mere 337 feet from home plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Energizer is launching a new coin lithium battery that the company says can potentially prevent child injuries and deaths if a battery is accidentally swallowed or ingested.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
In recent years, however, officials have swallowed their whistles in the playoffs, such as 2023 when the free-throw rate fell by roughly 5%.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Then, a billion years later, another cell swallowed one without killing it and took the bacterium’s light-harvesting tools for itself.
—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
Maria Giesbrecht, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
If swallowed, button cell or coin batteries can cause severe internal chemical burns, serious injuries and death, the agency said.
—Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026
Four batters later, Braden Shewmake became the second batter to take Ohtani deep all year, lifting a ball to left field that the Crawford Boxes swallowed a mere 337 feet from home plate.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Energizer is launching a new coin lithium battery that the company says can potentially prevent child injuries and deaths if a battery is accidentally swallowed or ingested.
—ABC News, 6 May 2026
In recent years, however, officials have swallowed their whistles in the playoffs, such as 2023 when the free-throw rate fell by roughly 5%.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 6 May 2026
Then, a billion years later, another cell swallowed one without killing it and took the bacterium’s light-harvesting tools for itself.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowed
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The acupuncturist scanned the room as guests in suits and evening gowns shook hands and sipped Pinot Noir.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Throughout the morning, children wearing Bananas gear gathered around players for photos and autographs while parents sipped coffee and watched the interactions unfold.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
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And while the state has seen strong GDP growth in recent months, business groups still worry that this economic success could be stifled by limited job growth and economic uncertainty in the wake of federal policy changes.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 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
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Now Jeffries believed that Democrats needed to respond in kind to Trump with their own gerrymandering effort in blue states.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The third suspect is still at large, police said, and he is believed to be near the Austin suburb of Manor.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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At its peak, the fire chewed through five football fields a minute.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 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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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram on Thursday that Russia launched 675 drones and 56 missiles into the country overnight, of which 652 drones and 41 missiles were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
14 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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Samsung then sent a letter proposing further direct dialogue, and the union accepted only if co-CEO Jun Young-hyun personally presents concrete proposals on key issues.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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For decades, Americans largely accepted the idea that the world’s most expensive healthcare system was simply the price of innovation, specialization and access.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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In the study, people who drank between two and three daily cups of coffee or one or two cups of tea had lower subjective cognitive decline and performed better on cognitive tests.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
15 May 2026
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This reductive view of the world—women things bad, men things good—is the mirror image of the worst excesses of 2010s Tumblr feminism, when introverted teenage girls posted hashtags like #KillAllMen and drank from mugs that read MALE TEARS.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Longoria took a more casual approach with her look, but the crisp shade made the outfit appear put-together.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The controversy also took a turn after the discovery of a March 2026 interview with outlet El Nuevo Día in which Díaz openly discussed his family’s involvement in the underground circuit.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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“Swallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowed. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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