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Recent Examples of indigestible
The prebiotics found in supplements and food are an indigestible fiber that passes through your digestive tract until reaching your colon.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
The advantage can be obvious (e.g., able to run faster to catch prey) or obscure (able to digest a previously indigestible food).
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Around 20 elephants died over an eight-year period at a single site in Ampara after consuming indigestible food wrappers and other plastic waste.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Unlike owls, which regurgitate pellets of indigestible material such as bones and teeth, Burmese pythons fully dissolve the skeletons of their prey.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2025
The advantage can be obvious (e.g., able to run faster to catch prey) or obscure (able to digest a previously indigestible food).
—D. Scott Schmid, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Around 20 elephants died over an eight-year period at a single site in Ampara after consuming indigestible food wrappers and other plastic waste.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Unlike owls, which regurgitate pellets of indigestible material such as bones and teeth, Burmese pythons fully dissolve the skeletons of their prey.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indigestible
undigestible
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Jerusalem artichoke Westend61//Getty Images Jerusalem artichokes, also called sunchokes, are a prebiotic food rich in inulin fiber, which is undigestible and reaches the colon to feed and support a flourishing gut microbiome, Sharafi says.—
Women's Health,
Women's Health,
5 Apr. 2023
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Foods high in undigestible fiber include things like bananas, garlic, onions, artichokes, and chickpeas, Dr. Ravella says, which are good items to pair alongside other high sources of fiber ASAP.—
Zee Krstic,
Good Housekeeping,
13 Sep. 2020
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“Indigestible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigestible. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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