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as in sipped
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
try not to swallow the toothpaste
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as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
swallowed his pride and asked for help
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as in believed
to regard as right or true
my little niece swallows everything I tell her
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Recent Examples of swallowed
The most famous, perhaps, was of lung cancer patient David Prueitt, who swallowed a supposedly lethal dose of medication and awoke three days later.
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Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the pill can report when it has been swallowed.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
In those cases, most of what borrowers send to their credit card companies gets swallowed up by interest charges, leaving the actual debt largely untouched.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Both are on a mission, handing out flyers for Luis’ missing daughter, Mar, swallowed by the seemingly endless nomadic rave culture.
—Robert Lang, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Despite its charm, it hasn’t been swallowed by the tourist surge that defines nearby Lake Tahoe.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Pam’s words are swallowed up in her father’s embrace.
—Allegra Goodman, New Yorker, 4 Jan. 2026
On the second, the Bills stayed in a single-high look that swallowed a Barkley toss for a 3-yard loss.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Novo Nordisk says the differences in weight loss may come down to the fact that a pill is swallowed.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 22 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swallowed
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And that’s what it’s geared for, apparently—making cocktails, like a colorless version of an espresso martini—although it can also be sipped neat or over ice.—
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Music blared while people awkwardly exchanged small talk and sipped their drinks.—
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But lately teams have stacked the box and stifled the run against Carolina.—
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The deal was completed as the Bay Area hotel market battles against a wave of loan defaults, plunging prices and property foreclosures that have stifled purchasing activity and new development.—
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But where Smith believed unrealistically in talismanic lists and self-help books to redirect his life, Capote clung fiercely to his own brilliance and hard work.—
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Columbus police have not said whether McKee is believed to be the person shown in the video.—
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The incident comes less than a month after a North Carolina assistant fire chief's dog chewed on a lithium-ion battery, sparking a house fire.—
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These events — and others — have chewed away at the BBC’s popularity.—
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The fresh evidence of how internal dissent was suppressed for the sake of diplomatic relationships exposes a broader crisis of impunity for crimes committed against journalists, and the failure of states to hold other states accountable.—
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This may have resulted in cooling that had until now suppressed the sublimation of water ice to steam.—
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The show's co-creator Jack Thorne accepted the award and gave a speech thanking Netflix and listing the names of several people who have supported the series.—
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But Skinny Pedro had accepted the task for another, more important reason.—
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Key Takeaways Women who drank tea had slightly higher total hip bone mineral density than those who did not, according to a 10-year study.—
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Bars lost cultural relevance as younger generations drank less.—
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Döpfner nearly bought the FT in 2015, before losing it to Nikkei, and took a controlling stake in Business Insider — at the top of the new media market — for $343 million.—
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With the win, Southern Miss (7-2, 5-0) took sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference West Division standings.—
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“Swallowed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallowed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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