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as in consuming
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 swallowing
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 ingesting
Wright’s resignation comes roughly a year after the agency came under the eye of Bay Area News Group, which launched an investigation into the agency following the death of Phoenix Castro, a 3-month-old infant who died from ingesting a lethal dose of fentanyl and methamphetamine in San Jose.
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Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Prevent ingesting ornaments and tinsel Ornaments and tinsel can be hazardous.
—Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
The exact number of incidents directly related to a child accidentally ingesting a grandparent’s medication is not known.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
While grieving the loss of his young cousin, who died in 2021 after ingesting a pain pill laced with fentanyl, Webb said that dealers who knowingly peddle potentially lethal drugs are nothing short of murderers.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
It can be transmitted by ingesting water contaminated with feces from those infected.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Toxic Plants in the Florida Landscape is an informative presentation that is meant to bring awareness and educate on the dangers of ingesting or interacting with plants commonly found to be toxic in the landscape around many parts of the state.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Artificial intelligence and machine learning has the potential to improve health care by ingesting real-world data and adapting it to new circumstances in real time.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
There is more concern about humans ingesting the berries, however.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Prevent ingesting ornaments and tinsel Ornaments and tinsel can be hazardous.
—Sara Hansen, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
The exact number of incidents directly related to a child accidentally ingesting a grandparent’s medication is not known.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
While grieving the loss of his young cousin, who died in 2021 after ingesting a pain pill laced with fentanyl, Webb said that dealers who knowingly peddle potentially lethal drugs are nothing short of murderers.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Dec. 2024
It can be transmitted by ingesting water contaminated with feces from those infected.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Toxic Plants in the Florida Landscape is an informative presentation that is meant to bring awareness and educate on the dangers of ingesting or interacting with plants commonly found to be toxic in the landscape around many parts of the state.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
Artificial intelligence and machine learning has the potential to improve health care by ingesting real-world data and adapting it to new circumstances in real time.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
There is more concern about humans ingesting the berries, however.
—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingesting
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Customer stickiness comes from consuming more services and, thereby, realizing greater value.Akhilesh Tripathi, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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Federal and state experts encourage people and their pets to avoid consuming raw or undercooked meat products, as well as raw dairy, to avoid the spread of disease.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Kids older than one year can be given honey to help neutralize the damage, but swallowing a button battery is a life-threatening emergency for which parents should immediately seek medical care.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Symptoms include general weakness, muscle weakness, dizziness, double-vision, abdominal tension, constipation, trouble with speaking or swallowing and difficulty in breathing.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Wilds lives up to this side of the series, though Capcom seems to be reckoning somewhat with its meat-eating bloodlust.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Iris lumbered over and started eating from the pile under Poppy.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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While for me, drinking coffee felt like a bad habit—there are proven health benefits when enjoying it in moderation.Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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The wealthier ones lounge by the sea in the evening, drinking coffee and dangling their feet in the Red Sea.Declan Walsh, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Ingesting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingesting. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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