as in devoured
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 inhaled
Several fungal species are most often carried by dust and other soil disturbances, posing health risks when inhaled.
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Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The researchers also conducted mouse experiments, where mice inhaled the pesticide as humans would for 11 weeks.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Bebop moving in waves through the smoky air, causing a warm feeling to come over him, to move inside him like smoke inhaled.
—Literary Hub, 9 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
Those guardrails are in place because air pollutants that come from the generators, like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and ‘fine particulate matter’ are known to cause lung and heart health issues when inhaled.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Even a small amount, whether inhaled or absorbed through the skin, can lead to drooling, vomiting, tremors, or difficulty breathing.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
The researchers also conducted mouse experiments, where mice inhaled the pesticide as humans would for 11 weeks.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 23 Mar. 2026
Many people inhaled a substantial amount of smoke.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Bebop moving in waves through the smoky air, causing a warm feeling to come over him, to move inside him like smoke inhaled.
—Literary Hub, 9 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
Those guardrails are in place because air pollutants that come from the generators, like nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and ‘fine particulate matter’ are known to cause lung and heart health issues when inhaled.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Even a small amount, whether inhaled or absorbed through the skin, can lead to drooling, vomiting, tremors, or difficulty breathing.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhaled
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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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Astronomers have used the XRISM (X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) X-ray spacecraft to discover that a star is being slowly devoured by an elusive stellar companion, solving a mystery that has baffled scientists for over a century.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
25 Mar. 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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Juwelier Tschikof is a narrow shopfront crammed next to a boutique selling stationery, opposite a tobacconist.—
Simon Akam,
Vanity Fair,
2 Apr. 2026
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The artist can be seen sleeping on a lounge chair in the foyer, the rest of her studio apartment crammed from floor to ceiling with art.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Inhaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhaled. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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