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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
Mount Baldy made headlines in 2013 when a 6-year-old boy was suddenly swallowed by the dune, prompting rescues to frantically dig him out.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The parade swallowed ordinary city life, too.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Producer Greer Simpkin noted that the swarms of flies visible throughout required no visual effects – the location was so badly infested that cast and crew regularly swallowed them during takes.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2026
More than 4,000 people were killed, including many who were buried when whole neighborhoods were swallowed in the falling ground.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
Skewers And Kebab Sticks Wooden and metal skewers can cause devastating injuries if swallowed.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
The Disney takeover really swallowed Fox.
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Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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
But figuring out what had swallowed the alphaproteobacteria in the first place took a while longer.
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ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
The parade swallowed ordinary city life, too.
—
C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2026
Producer Greer Simpkin noted that the swarms of flies visible throughout required no visual effects – the location was so badly infested that cast and crew regularly swallowed them during takes.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2026
More than 4,000 people were killed, including many who were buried when whole neighborhoods were swallowed in the falling ground.
—
ABC News,
15 June 2026
Skewers And Kebab Sticks Wooden and metal skewers can cause devastating injuries if swallowed.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
The Disney takeover really swallowed Fox.
—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
In 2013, a 100-foot-wide sinkhole swallowed entire multi-story residential buildings at Summer Bay Resort in Clermont.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
But figuring out what had swallowed the alphaproteobacteria in the first place took a while longer.
—
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowed
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Guests sipped cocktails as music by Travis Tritt and Jake Owen played over the loudspeakers.
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Both handhelds sipped power during Balatro, draining the battery at around 14W and 9W, respectively.
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Saif Hassan scored 42 in 33 deliveries but Australia's spinners stifled Bangladesh in the middle overs.
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But against a suffocating new-look defense spearheaded by Williams, the Valkyries stifled Plum to the tune of a season-low nine points on 3-of-10 shooting and just 2 of 3 from the free throw line.
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Alicent mistakenly believed Viserys was talking about their son Aegon II, saying Aegon II should be on the throne after Viserys dies, which lead to the Dance of the Dragons civil war.
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To showcase that connection, the museum is displaying a Revolutionary War sword from the Moulton family, which is being publicly presented for the first time and is believed to have been commissioned by George Washington.
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This damage can appear as small holes or areas that look chewed and have saliva present.
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Federal customs officials at Washington Dulles Airport seized 139 pounds of Ethiopian khat, a plant chewed for its amphetamine-like effect, that was destined for Sacramento.
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Oracle Park’s spacious dimensions and San Francisco’s chilly climate have suppressed home runs for more than two decades, but this was a true no-doubt blast that cleared the left-center field fence by plenty of feet.
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Things like trying to disqualify the entire Utah County Attorney's Office, trying to get some of the evidence suppressed, trying to get a contempt order because the prosecutors violated the court's gag order.
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The long hours, the high stakes, the personal risk — most of us accepted all of it as part of the deal.
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But Jonah never accepted plenty of welcoming hands despite rubbing elbows in such crowds, and Jamon hardly let his son leave the house, least of all for a party.
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Yes, some people drank so much that they got fired and hit on random people and drove drunk—those people should obviously quit.
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British media outlets reported that the England fans drank 5,000 beers at The Londoner on Tuesday, spending £30,000, or more than $40,200.
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Four minutes later, Brian Brobbey, who scored twice against Sweden, took a ball off the head of captain Virgil van Dijk and slammed it into the back of the net.
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The goal scorer then took an artful first touch before drilling it home.
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“Swallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowed. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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