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
Respiratory health management company Aluna inhaled a $15.3 million Series B in 2023.
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Erin Brodwin, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
The state concluded that people could safely inhale the chemical at concentrations thousands of times higher than the EPA’s safe limit.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the most notable is lead, a heavy metal — which has no safe level of exposure for anyone, and which can permanently stunt the development of children when inhaled or ingested.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
However, the montage’s editor found another way to inhale as much SNL as possible during the preparation stage.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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Erin Brodwin, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
The state concluded that people could safely inhale the chemical at concentrations thousands of times higher than the EPA’s safe limit.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 5 Feb. 2025
Perhaps the most notable is lead, a heavy metal — which has no safe level of exposure for anyone, and which can permanently stunt the development of children when inhaled or ingested.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2025
However, the montage’s editor found another way to inhale as much SNL as possible during the preparation stage.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inhale
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That’s just cataloging the most obvious go-tos for these ladies who devour.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The threat is severe and constant; on Jan. 27, a dry lightning strike sparked a bushfire in Victoria that, fueled by strong winds, devoured 170,000 acres in just six hours.—
Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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The terrifying moment, captured on camera by the kayaker’s father, showed the whale surfacing in the Strait of Magellan and gulping Adrian Simancas for a few moments before releasing him.—
Abel Alvarado,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
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The detective accepted the dare and gulped down the milk meant for the sergeant’s child, according to court papers.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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On the day of the Hamas attack on Israel, Shem Tov crammed into a car full of people trying to flee, but the militants shot at them.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Ravel survey makes for a three-hour evening of intense focus and finger work; the Prokofiev concerto probably crams the same amount of notes into about 35 minutes.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Inhale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inhale. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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