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as in to sip
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
try not to swallow the toothpaste
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2
as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
swallowed his pride and asked for help
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as in to believe
to regard as right or true
my little niece swallows everything I tell her
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Recent Examples of swallow
Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
That organizational defiance of a league-wide trend, expressed in succinct but undeniably contrarian terms by general manager Calvin Booth two months ago, actually hasn’t swallowed their season whole.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
But if that was a hard swallow for many, the new logistics of playing games in North Carolina, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania create a range of concrete issues which held hostage the attention of the athletic department the past 12 months.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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The longest ever captured in Florida measured 19 feet, and biologists have documented a 16-foot snake swallowing a 77-pound deer.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
That organizational defiance of a league-wide trend, expressed in succinct but undeniably contrarian terms by general manager Calvin Booth two months ago, actually hasn’t swallowed their season whole.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2024
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The costume designer teamed up with his longtime collaborator Victoria Bedwell, a jeweler who has worked with Burberry and Garrard, on imitating the diamonds and golds that Joan steals, swallows and wears.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
But if that was a hard swallow for many, the new logistics of playing games in North Carolina, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania create a range of concrete issues which held hostage the attention of the athletic department the past 12 months.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallow
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Six months later, a heavily scarred Margo is discovered by Paul and Lydia's police officer nephew Nate (Kevin Alves) while sipping a drink at a bar.TIME, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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Slather yourself in a fluffy throw, sip a green tea, and graze on strawberry sorbet with frozen raspberries and blueberries.Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Bureaucracy has also stifled innovation even when its military utility is obvious.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Leaders who avoid conflict breed mediocrity and stifle innovation and creativity.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Police located the car at the intersection of Fulton Street and Washington Avenue, and the car took off once the driver, a woman believed to be the mother of the baby, noticed a police car.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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The suspect caught a cab around 7 a.m. on the Upper West Side and was seen on video at an uptown bus station about 45 minutes later, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said, adding police believe the suspect had left the city.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Letting Pets Damage the Tree Curious pets can cause serious damage to your tree by knocking it over or chewing on it.Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Sitting in her highchair in just a diaper, Townes babbled happily while attempting to chew the meat as juices ran down her body.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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His beautiful, distant mother, played by the French-Argentinean actress Bérénice Bejo, treats these outbursts as insurrections to be suppressed.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Harry is doing his best to keep Dexter from killing people, though Dex acknowledges that slicing into cadavers and taking hunting trips aren’t really cutting it in terms of suppressing his urges.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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If an insurer drops a provider from its network, patients may have to find a new clinician that accepts their insurance or pay up to tens of thousands of dollars a year out of pocket for the therapy.Annie Waldman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
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For many who reached the highest rungs of Hollywood’s biggest companies, the most humbling thing to accept is the loss of the perks that come with working for a network or studio.Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
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Here, guests can sip on a drink beside a life-sized ice and snow astronaut, or make a quick exit via a slide carved from ice and snow.Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Near the pool, guests can enjoy a drink and small plates at the Bvlgari Bar, the perfect place to take in a sunset while having a pre, or after-dinner drink.Ryan Smith, Travel + Leisure, 17 Dec. 2024
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Eating it: Some folks spoon directly into their mouths.Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017
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New this year to True Nature is a retreat for those with eating disorders and their family members.Plain Dealer guest writer, cleveland.com, 19 July 2017
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“Swallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallow. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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