as in input
matter that is fed into something
the intake on that paper shredder is limited to five sheets at a time
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Going forward, these intake functions and supportive services will now be integrated into other areas of the system.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Regular soup consumption has also been associated with a higher intake of vitamins and a lower risk of obesity, which are certainly good reasons to pick up a spoon.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
The tolerable upper intake level of magnesium is set for supplement consumption only, and should not exceed 350 milligrams daily.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
As our predecessors became terrestrial and moved to dry, hot environments, salt became scarcer, and the craving for sodium likely developed as a survival mechanism to ensure adequate intake.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Regular soup consumption has also been associated with a higher intake of vitamins and a lower risk of obesity, which are certainly good reasons to pick up a spoon.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
The tolerable upper intake level of magnesium is set for supplement consumption only, and should not exceed 350 milligrams daily.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
As our predecessors became terrestrial and moved to dry, hot environments, salt became scarcer, and the craving for sodium likely developed as a survival mechanism to ensure adequate intake.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intake
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“Intake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intake. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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