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as in to consume
to take in as food
claims that the average person ingests considerably more calories than is necessary or desirable
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as in to swallow
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
ingested the foul-tasting medicine with only the greatest difficulty
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Recent Examples of ingest
Most become infected by accidentally ingesting the parasite through contact with cat feces.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
The most worrisome is lead, a heavy metal that has no safe level of exposure for anyone and can permanently stunt the development of children when inhaled or ingested.
—Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Some nicotine from pouches will inevitably be ingested into the stomach when people swallow their saliva.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
Western fans of the franchise even had to supplement this lack of experience by ingesting YouTube videos in order to learn combos with zero hands-on practice.
—Veerender Jubbal, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2025
The most worrisome is lead, a heavy metal that has no safe level of exposure for anyone and can permanently stunt the development of children when inhaled or ingested.
—Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2025
Some nicotine from pouches will inevitably be ingested into the stomach when people swallow their saliva.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
Western fans of the franchise even had to supplement this lack of experience by ingesting YouTube videos in order to learn combos with zero hands-on practice.
—Veerender Jubbal, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingest
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But the arduous process, which can often feel like a full-time job, has begun to consume their lives and take a hefty mental toll.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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While the florets are most commonly consumed, the stalks are also edible and offer a mildly sweet taste.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2025
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Over time, someone with ALS loses the ability to walk, chew, swallow food and breathe, according to WebMD.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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Esophageal dilation: Strictures, or narrowing of the esophagus, can make swallowing difficult.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun-Sentinel.com,
19 July 2017
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The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.—
Vickie Snow Jurkowski,
Daily Southtown,
19 July 2017
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Everyone enjoyed dinky hors d’oeuvres and blinis, and sipped on champagne and Tommy’s margaritas with Don Julio.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2025
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Dine on seafood and sip local beers in Sandbridge After reeling in a trophy catch and working up an appetite, stop by Margie and Ray’s on the way to Sandbridge Beach.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Baltimore area is seeing changes in its food and drink scene with Fuzzies Burgers partnering with Atlas Restaurant Group, Lost Ark Distilling ending its eight years in business and GameOn in Federal Hill closing in March.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
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Related article Is drinking alcohol bad for your health?—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Instead, try trading the article for a toy to show them what is more appropriate to chew.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Even Bell, an often great comedian, gets little to chew on and less to goof around about.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Ingest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingest. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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