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as in consumes
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 swallows
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 ingests
Anyone who accidentally ingests a poisonous mushroom, like the Death Cap, may not experience symptoms until six or 24 hours later.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Alex Cui, Tian’s cofounder and chief technology officer, said that GPTZero’s hallucination checker tool ingests a paper and then searches across the open web and academic databases to verify each citation—its authors, title, publication venue, and link.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Infant botulism is a serious illness that develops when an infant ingests spores of the botulinum bacteria, which then colonize the baby’s underdeveloped gut and begin producing a toxin.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
If a cat ingests any part of a lily, its pollen or water, immediately contact a veterinarian or the Pet Poison Hotline.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Just about the only remotely harsh words are spoken by Luis, in a brief, understandable fit of anger, after his dog ingests a raver’s feces, which contains traces of LSD.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
The survey analyzed the habits of 2,000 Americans and found the average individual ingests 99 grams of sugar each day.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In the United States, this job is handled by the federal government’s Global Forecast System (GFS), which ingests data from satellites, ground stations, radar systems, and a worldwide network of conventional weather balloons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Baits contain insecticide that may not only kill the roach who ingests it but that has a secondary transfer to other roaches who may eat that roach’s waste or the roach itself, says Benson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
Alex Cui, Tian’s cofounder and chief technology officer, said that GPTZero’s hallucination checker tool ingests a paper and then searches across the open web and academic databases to verify each citation—its authors, title, publication venue, and link.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Infant botulism is a serious illness that develops when an infant ingests spores of the botulinum bacteria, which then colonize the baby’s underdeveloped gut and begin producing a toxin.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
If a cat ingests any part of a lily, its pollen or water, immediately contact a veterinarian or the Pet Poison Hotline.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Just about the only remotely harsh words are spoken by Luis, in a brief, understandable fit of anger, after his dog ingests a raver’s feces, which contains traces of LSD.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
The survey analyzed the habits of 2,000 Americans and found the average individual ingests 99 grams of sugar each day.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
In the United States, this job is handled by the federal government’s Global Forecast System (GFS), which ingests data from satellites, ground stations, radar systems, and a worldwide network of conventional weather balloons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
Baits contain insecticide that may not only kill the roach who ingests it but that has a secondary transfer to other roaches who may eat that roach’s waste or the roach itself, says Benson.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingests
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The third might buy time but at the cost of leaving the market undersupplied with term credit, and with the fundamental fiscal problem still worsening as deficits compound and debt service consumes an ever-larger share of federal outlays.—
Daniel J. Arbess,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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For starters, figure skating no longer consumes her life, freeing Liu to enjoy the stage more than ever.—
Elliott Almond,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Because of that, engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a pill that confirms when someone swallows it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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There is also something about a theme park that swallows you up.—
Kimberly Zapata,
Parents,
19 Dec. 2025
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In the video, Jenner eats a bowl of pomegranate seeds while wearing an ultra plunging covered in them.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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What else eats breakfast that competes with strategy?—
Marissa Andrada,
Rolling Stone,
4 Feb. 2026
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Lindsay Lohan sips on a tasty treat to kick off the 3rd Annual Betch of the Year with Dunkin'.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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As the pooch chews on the glove, the battery is suddenly damaged and begins to smoke.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The insect chews through the layer, and eventually the damage is akin to putting a permanent tourniquet on the tree.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Sugary drinks are defined as non-alcoholic beverages with natural or artificial sweeteners, or drinks with less than 50% fruit juice.—
Karen Morfitt,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Bánh chưng steaming, dumplings sizzling, and drinks free flowing, hosts and guests alike best roll up their sleeves for the revelry.—
Ingu Chen,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Feb. 2026
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