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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
Then, a billion years later, another cell swallowed one without killing it and took the bacterium’s light-harvesting tools for itself.
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Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
But in pursuing a solution, poison pills must be swallowed to reshape this team for one more championship run with Jokic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The work stretches out across the floor, close to eight-feet-long, and looks like it’s either being swallowed by the jungle or growing out of it.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Talley allegedly claimed to have swallowed bags of drugs and asked to be hospitalized.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Early in the season, Johnson would have rather swallowed a Fiesta cascarone whole than play both of his inexperienced rookies at the same time.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
Near the lake that has swallowed Van Buren, someone has constructed an outlet called Heirloom Traditions Company Store.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Death has been swallowed up in victory.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The surgery was performed less than 12 hours after the eaglet swallowed the hook.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Quanta Magazine, 4 May 2026
But in pursuing a solution, poison pills must be swallowed to reshape this team for one more championship run with Jokic.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
The work stretches out across the floor, close to eight-feet-long, and looks like it’s either being swallowed by the jungle or growing out of it.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026
Talley allegedly claimed to have swallowed bags of drugs and asked to be hospitalized.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Early in the season, Johnson would have rather swallowed a Fiesta cascarone whole than play both of his inexperienced rookies at the same time.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Apr. 2026
Near the lake that has swallowed Van Buren, someone has constructed an outlet called Heirloom Traditions Company Store.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Death has been swallowed up in victory.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The surgery was performed less than 12 hours after the eaglet swallowed the hook.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowed
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There’s also wine to be sipped at Hornby Heart Vineyard, and cider to be sampled at Fossil Beach Farm.—
Sara Harowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
6 May 2026
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Other guests including Natasha Lyonne, Tyriq Withers and Harris Reed, who arrived late from a dinner hosted by Anna Wintour, sipped custom Don Julio cocktails while taking in panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
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Jerar Encarnacion stifled a fifth-inning rally with a double-play groundout, after Rafael Devers reached on a leadoff single and took third on a Jung Hoo Lee single.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
2 May 2026
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Both are critical of Measure ULA, which has stifled development across the city.—
The Editorial Board,
Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Maryland lost out on what was believed to be two at-large spots in the postseason.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2026
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Initially, it was believed that 425 caves lay hidden beneath city streets, but that number soon escalated to 900.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
3 May 2026
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The budget is trimmed as Missouri has chewed through surpluses built over years of federal pandemic aid.—
Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
5 May 2026
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Severe winds and exceptionally high tides had chewed into a half-mile stretch of the structure in January.—
John Ryan,
NPR,
3 May 2026
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This not only suppressed uneven vertical phase distribution but also improved film uniformity across the devices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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Ukraine's air force said in a post to Telegram that Russia launched 108 drones and three missiles into the country overnight, of which 89 drones were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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When President John Quincy Adams accepted Bolívar’s invitation, his opponents pounced.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Robinson plaintiffs offered a few maps that guaranteed more Black voting strength, but the plan that was accepted in court was ultimately one drawn by the state’s Republicans, including Governor Jeff Landry, a MAGA stalwart.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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How drivers train The days when F1 drivers smoke and drank before a Grand Prix are long gone.—
James Ellingworth,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Literally, Not OK with Alexis Waters podcast host also drank tequila in her bridal suite and limousine.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Water has been a focus of the Newsom administration since his first day in office, when the governor took his cabinet to Monterey Park Tract, a rural Central Valley community that lacked access to safe drinking water.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Last Saturday, during SDFC’s rivalry match against LAFC, one fan took the message up a notch.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Swallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowed. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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