as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily
inhaled the doughnuts so quickly that you would have missed it if you blinked
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Recent Examples of inhale
Humans are evolutionarily designed for hunting and gathering — not for lifting 50-pound boxes for eight hours straight or inhaling toxic dust in an industrial sanding booth.
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Vivek Ranadive, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Wearing a protective mask to avoid inhaling the dust, fill a hand-crank or push rotary spreader with pelletized lime.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Legionella can be carried in water vapor or mist and can cause illness if inhaled.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Vivek Ranadive, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Wearing a protective mask to avoid inhaling the dust, fill a hand-crank or push rotary spreader with pelletized lime.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
Legionella can be carried in water vapor or mist and can cause illness if inhaled.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhale
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Coors Field has made Hall of Famers feign injuries, rookies beg for mercy, and used Lorenzen for dental floss after the Phillies devoured, in order, his curve, slider, cutter, changeup and sinker.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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With horses to ride, fish to catch, and hearty cowboy meals to devour, there’s no time for screens on a dude ranch vacation.—
Julie Bielenberg,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Her discography, which dates back to 2011, is crammed with unfrilly, relatable details that smack of being broke and twentysomething, like looking for a place to pee, or admitting her preferred coffee brand is still Chock full o’Nuts.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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Spreading protein across breakfast, lunch and dinner also works better than cramming it into one meal.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Inhale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhale. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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