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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 2013, a 100-foot-wide sinkhole swallowed entire multi-story residential buildings at Summer Bay Resort in Clermont.
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Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
The night started with a guarantee, got swallowed by 3-pointers, turned sour at the whistle and somehow ended with the Garden shaking beneath a celebration nobody saw coming.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
But figuring out what had swallowed the alphaproteobacteria in the first place took a while longer.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
This was a young player, even more so by goalkeeping standards, who was ultimately swallowed up in the mess.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Yeah, you can get swallowed by a sperm whale.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
In one snippet, he’s swallowed by a crowd of fans.
—Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Once swallowed by a sperm whale, he's left with just one hour of oxygen in his tank.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Considering the associated thefts from libraries in this story, provenance—the history of the ownership of the item in question—may also get swallowed by all the hot money.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026
Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
The night started with a guarantee, got swallowed by 3-pointers, turned sour at the whistle and somehow ended with the Garden shaking beneath a celebration nobody saw coming.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
But figuring out what had swallowed the alphaproteobacteria in the first place took a while longer.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
This was a young player, even more so by goalkeeping standards, who was ultimately swallowed up in the mess.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Yeah, you can get swallowed by a sperm whale.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
In one snippet, he’s swallowed by a crowd of fans.
—Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 9 June 2026
Once swallowed by a sperm whale, he's left with just one hour of oxygen in his tank.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
Considering the associated thefts from libraries in this story, provenance—the history of the ownership of the item in question—may also get swallowed by all the hot money.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowed
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The right dram can be a fine summer drink though, either long over ice, used in a highball, or simply sipped slowly on a light evening.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The arrears had stifled investment into the energy sector, and the settlement aims to restore confidence in the market, Nigeria’s minister of state for petroleum said.—
Preeti Jha,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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It should be praised and encouraged, not second-guessed or stifled.—
Will Dunham,
Fortune,
8 Dec. 2025
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In the video, the suspects were seen wearing black face coverings, with one also carrying a black backpack and a pink box believed to be containing the cash.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Our original motto made no claim about what Americans believed about God.—
David Williamson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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There are pests to deal with like the corn earworm that aggressively chewed away at corn crops in recent years.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Kratom is a supplement that’s derived from a tree native to Southeast Asia, where the leaves have traditionally been chewed or brewed into a tea by the local population.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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The couple is seeking $25 million in damages, claiming that because their team didn’t have the documents suppressed, they were convicted on every count.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Others, like Tiara Parker, suppressed their grief and trauma until the weight of it all finally brought them tumbling to their knees.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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The Boston Police Department (BPD) said the pair made several passes by the stand before approaching and asking whether Apple Pay was accepted.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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California also allows ballots, if postmarked by election day, to be accepted up to a week after polls close — though that policy may soon be forced to change depending how the Supreme Court rules on a case challenging ballots arriving after election day.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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To physically embody the latter, Butler drank ice cream.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 Aug. 2025
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Celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Adrien Brody, and Naomi Campbell, along with leading New York politicians, drank Dom Pérignon amid loose bricks, fires burning in trash cans, and a sculpture made from bullet-riddled cars.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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After the second red card, Mexico took its foot off the gas again and was met with whistles from the crowd, who were hungry for more goals.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The Cadets trailed 1-0 through three innings Thursday, but took the lead in the fourth on a single from Brody Cashill that plated a pair.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
12 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Swallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowed. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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