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Recent Examples of swallowable
The Origin of Ingestible Devices The idea of a smart capsule has been around since the late 1950s, when researchers first experimented with swallowable devices to record temperature, gastric pH, or pressure inside the digestive tract.
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IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
More recently, some transplants have been delivered in swallowable capsules.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
In the not-too-distant future, however, such holes may be easily plugged with the equivalent of a tiny remote-control swallowable pen.
—Ben Coxworth
october 16, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
More recently, some transplants have been delivered in swallowable capsules.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
In the not-too-distant future, however, such holes may be easily plugged with the equivalent of a tiny remote-control swallowable pen.
—Ben Coxworth
october 16, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowable
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Canned shellfish like clams, mussels and oysters are some of the highest in absorbable iron and are also high in protein.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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This function helps directly raise magnesium levels in the brain, which makes the mineral more useful throughout the body compared with other, less absorbable forms of magnesium.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Silent Way, Atobe’s newest album, finds him at perhaps his most confident, but also his least digestible.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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During long or intense workouts, rapidly digestible fuel—like gels, chews, sports drinks, or even a bowl of white pasta after a grueling run—can be exactly what an athlete needs.—
Outside,
Outside,
24 Mar. 2026
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Peptides — those injectable, ingestible, spreadable, sprayable compounds that seem to be taking the health nuts of the world by storm — aren’t going away.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
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Scientists are building these ingestible devices to do more than observe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Orange County campus’ beautiful garden hosts its annual spring sale, with hundreds of edible plants available, plus dozens of California native and nonnative plants.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Bvlgari signature cocktail – a bright blend of gin, Aperol, citrus, and a delicate foam stamped with edible gold – captures the hotel’s spirit in a single glass and is served in all its bars worldwide.—
Vicki Power,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ibuprofen may be consumed by an oral or chewable tablet, suspension pill or gel capsule.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately, there are chewable tablets that melt or dissolve in your mouth without water.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sporks have come a long way from their humble beginnings in Rhode Island, and as the traveler’s preferred eating utensil, they’re destined to go ever further.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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These food categories are staples for most eating patterns that experts recommend for general health and disease prevention.1 1.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Via a show kitchen, diners will be able to watch chefs prepare the tasting menu, inspired by a knotted garden, which is believed to always contain something green, in flower, or eatable.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
28 Sep. 2023
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The remaining trees are Adirondack crabapple trees, another fragrant tree that blooms white flowers bearing dime-sized apple-like fruit and autumn brilliance serviceberry or juneberry, which Desotelle said bears an eatable fruit that’s a cross between an apple and a blueberry.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2022
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“Swallowable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowable. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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