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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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Around noon on Monday, fans in Argentina jerseys slumped at tables and sipped coffees.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
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Legendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, uber-socialite Nan Kempner, and fellow fashion designers Halston, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta sipped champagne from crystal stemware and danced the night away on the main deck.—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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This poor girl no longer has an identity beyond pleasing her male companion, who becomes both stifled by alarmed by this sudden, non-consensual change in personality.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Critics said the two security laws have stifled the city's Western-style civil liberties that Beijing had promised to maintain when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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Investigators said drugs or alcohol are not believed to be a factor in her death.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
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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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.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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If chewed or ingested, some of these products can cause drooling, stomach upset, and other signs of toxicity in pets.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
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The development came after the judge ruled in May that evidence found during an initial search of Mangione's backpack must be suppressed, including a magazine, cell phone, passport and wallet.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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The charge, involving the magazine that was suppressed by the court, was formally dismissed Wednesday.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
17 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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The group that knowingly drank decaf also improved, though less dramatically.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2026
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But the group that knowingly drank decaf also experienced significant relief, while the water group saw essentially no change.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
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Mikhail Alfon, founder of Blue Light Media, a social media strategy agency, took his son, Santos, to multiple Orange County meetups.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Responding officers took Reyes into custody.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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“Swallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowed. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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