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as in consumed
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 swallowed
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 ingested
Some milkweeds spread aggressively, and all contain compounds that can be toxic if ingested, but these concerns are usually manageable with proper plant selection and placement.
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Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
If chewed or ingested, some of these products can cause drooling, stomach upset, and other signs of toxicity in pets.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
Borax is a natural mineral that kills ants if contacted or ingested.
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Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
There are also some genuinely suspenseful beats amid the more outrageous flourishes, which include the killer concealing a chainsaw under their cloak and a karate instructor blaming a violent assault on having ingested bad chop suey.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Some of the victims who ingested the salt threw up, collapsed in their parents' arms, or were found unresponsive in bed, hotel rooms and vehicles, prosecutors said, Reuters reports.
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Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Canadian police said Law, 60, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.
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Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Bank transactions should be automatically ingested and interpreted.
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Sameer Gulati,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
But the lawsuits allege the companies never gave anyone a chance to give consent for their voiceprints to be ingested into their AI training models.
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Hannah Meisel,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Samantha Johnson,
Martha Stewart,
15 June 2026
If chewed or ingested, some of these products can cause drooling, stomach upset, and other signs of toxicity in pets.
—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
15 June 2026
Borax is a natural mineral that kills ants if contacted or ingested.
—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
There are also some genuinely suspenseful beats amid the more outrageous flourishes, which include the killer concealing a chainsaw under their cloak and a karate instructor blaming a violent assault on having ingested bad chop suey.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
Some of the victims who ingested the salt threw up, collapsed in their parents' arms, or were found unresponsive in bed, hotel rooms and vehicles, prosecutors said, Reuters reports.
—
Kc Baker,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Canadian police said Law, 60, used a series of websites to market and sell sodium nitrite, a substance commonly used to cure meats that can be deadly if ingested.
—
Rob Gillies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Bank transactions should be automatically ingested and interpreted.
—
Sameer Gulati,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
But the lawsuits allege the companies never gave anyone a chance to give consent for their voiceprints to be ingested into their AI training models.
—
Hannah Meisel,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingested
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Physicians report spending only 27 hours per week on direct patient care out of a nearly 58-hour work week, with the remainder consumed by documentation, order entry and administrative tasks.
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By Monday evening, the wildfires had converged into one and consumed 15,888 acres with no containment, according to San Juan Incident Management Team Eight, which is leading the fire response.
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Each player swallowed a biometric tablet, about the size of a large vitamin, so that scientists could see how well his body cooled itself.
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Today, the border's meanderings to its current location is the story of the birth of a nation that swallowed Native American tribes, Spanish descendants and Mexican citizens.
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On one day in late December, Eden barely ate all day.
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While neither is an effective big league pitcher at this point, those moves ate into the Yankees’ limited rotation depth.
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While espresso can be sipped on its own, it’s often used as the base of so many beloved coffee drinks like lattes, mochas, Americanos, and even espresso martinis.
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Guests sipped cocktails as music by Travis Tritt and Jake Owen played over the loudspeakers.
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The regulars were middle-aged men who routinely drank five or six cocktails after work and were only rarely sloppy.
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Researchers found the strongest association among people who drank about two to three cups of caffeinated coffee or one to two cups of tea each day.
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This vicious machine chewed him up and spit him out in predictable fashion.
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The lead head had been chewed loose and now, on an exceptionally tough bass, the front hook broke off.
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“Ingested.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingested. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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