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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
His 1984 Dune adapts Frank Herbert’s book about a messiah from another world whose family is decimated and who is thought lost and dead but is reborn as the leader of a guerilla insurgency on a desert planet after ingesting spice that activates mind-expanding, reality-flouting superpowers.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
If ingested in large enough quantities, this plant also can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
That’ll just lower your chances of ingesting norovirus (and getting sick from it), should any of it still wind up on your hands despite all your best cleaning efforts.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
Tools like Apache Hudi, Delta Lake or Snowflake’s semi-structured data capabilities can help companies ingest, store and process conversational data efficiently.
—Mandar Khoje, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
If ingested in large enough quantities, this plant also can cause heart rhythm abnormalities, seizures and death.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
That’ll just lower your chances of ingesting norovirus (and getting sick from it), should any of it still wind up on your hands despite all your best cleaning efforts.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
Tools like Apache Hudi, Delta Lake or Snowflake’s semi-structured data capabilities can help companies ingest, store and process conversational data efficiently.
—Mandar Khoje, Forbes, 23 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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Esophageal dilation: Strictures, or narrowing of the esophagus, can make swallowing difficult.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
6 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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However hot dogs may have originated, the council estimates Americans will eat 7 billion of them between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day.—
Don Sweeney,
sacbee,
19 July 2017
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In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
19 July 2017
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The hint of herb flavor is subtle in each version (but strongest in the Blackberry Sage Lemonade Refresher) but is flavorful enough to turn the berry drinks from a summertime sip into a cold weather option.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The trailer features Drake in a trance while posted up in the corner of a speakeasy, sipping on a drink as he’s surrounded by chatty women not paying him any mind.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
3 Feb. 2025
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Related article Is drinking alcohol bad for your health?—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
9 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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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 16 Feb. 2025.
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