as in devoured
to swallow or eat greedily
inhaled the doughnuts so quickly that you would have missed it if you blinked
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Recent Examples of inhaled
When inhaled, this leads to symptoms such as irritation and inflammation.
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Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
Public health officials said human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
These are particles that, due to their small size (a diameter of 10 µm or less), can easily be inhaled into our lungs.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Those pollutants, often from fireplace smoke and fireworks, are small enough to be inhaled and enter the bloodstream, endangering residents and especially those with respiratory or heart problems.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
Public health officials say human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Human infections are rare, and the CDC maintains that the risk is low, but humans can be infected if the virus gets into a their eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Just be sure never to mix vinegar with hydrogen peroxide, which can cause a harmful toxic gas if inhaled.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Human infections typically occur when the virus is inhaled or gets into the eyes, nose or mouth, and usually that is after prolonged exposure to infected birds, per the CDC.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 22 Dec. 2024
Public health officials said human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.
—Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
These are particles that, due to their small size (a diameter of 10 µm or less), can easily be inhaled into our lungs.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Those pollutants, often from fireplace smoke and fireworks, are small enough to be inhaled and enter the bloodstream, endangering residents and especially those with respiratory or heart problems.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
Public health officials say human infections with H5 can happen when the virus gets in a person’s eyes, nose, mouth or is inhaled from close or prolonged exposure to sick animals or their environments.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Human infections are rare, and the CDC maintains that the risk is low, but humans can be infected if the virus gets into a their eyes, nose or mouth, or is inhaled.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
Just be sure never to mix vinegar with hydrogen peroxide, which can cause a harmful toxic gas if inhaled.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
Human infections typically occur when the virus is inhaled or gets into the eyes, nose or mouth, and usually that is after prolonged exposure to infected birds, per the CDC.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Inhaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaled. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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