Thesaurus results for INGEST

ingest

verb

in-ˈjest

Definition of ingest

as in to consume

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 to swallow

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 ingest Graduate students on Rochman’s team are dissecting fish and finding that manmade bits ingested by some of their catch passed from stomachs into filets. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Clancy then ingested prescription medication, slashed her wrists and neck with a knife, and apparently threw herself head first out of a second-story window, resulting in permanent paralysis from the sternum down. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026 Investigators say Boujolly was not inside the home when her son ingested the drugs. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 People-search sites and data brokers ingest, enrich and redistribute the information. — Control Risks, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ingest

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Verb

Participants are each given half a watermelon to eat in a specified time period, and they must be consumed down to the rind.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
That figure assumes the vehicle consumes 100 watt-hours per mile and its solar panels deliver at least four kWh of usable energy to the battery during the day.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of consume

Verb

Popular media and Southern folklore frequently claimed that kudzu was swallowing 150,000 new acres every year and had overtaken anywhere from 7 to 9 million acres across the region.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026
If your dog swallows these fibers, it can get caught up in the digestive tract like hair in plumbing and create a blockage.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of swallow

Verb

The quality of your diet is more important than fasting; eating nutrient-rich foods like fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats supports brain health.

— Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 30 Aug. 2026
Where to eat and drink The 1947 classic Cattlemen's Steak House, which was given a new life—along with a members-only club in its basement—by mega-producer Taylor Sheridan, features modern steakhouse go-tos.

— Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of eat

Verb

Somewhere on a porch in rural Tennessee, the late Dolly Parton may have held up a dainty martini glass, sipping away as the orange sun set behind the Great Smokies.

— Angela George, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2026
But at one Caribbean resort, guests can now sip frosty drinks by the pool, enjoy long dinners outdoors, or watch sunsets from the sand—all without swatting away mosquitoes.

— Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sip

Verb

Most are men between the ages of 18 and 49, without a college degree, earning less than $50,000 a year, less religious than average, and likely to also drink alcohol.

— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Food and drink Three meals a day—included in the rate, except for alcohol—are served in the main lodge, with every group being assigned the same table during their stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of drink

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Metal cages enclose the ends of the tube to prevent beavers from chewing or destroying them.

— Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Chunks of concrete were flung into a nesting and migration site important to some endangered species and a fire chewed through around 4 acres of Boca Chica State Park Land south of the Texas launchpad.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026