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as in to sip
to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat
try not to swallow the toothpaste
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
swallowed his pride and asked for help
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as in to believe
to regard as right or true
my little niece swallows everything I tell her
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Recent Examples of swallow
Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
In theory, exporters could respond by cutting prices, or importers could swallow the additional cost.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 16 Dec. 2024
Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
But if that was a hard swallow for many, the new logistics of playing games in North Carolina, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania create a range of concrete issues which held hostage the attention of the athletic department the past 12 months.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Verb
Republicans will be asked to swallow their pride and let an old enemy through the gates of ...
—Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
In theory, exporters could respond by cutting prices, or importers could swallow the additional cost.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 16 Dec. 2024
Noun
The costume designer teamed up with his longtime collaborator Victoria Bedwell, a jeweler who has worked with Burberry and Garrard, on imitating the diamonds and golds that Joan steals, swallows and wears.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
But if that was a hard swallow for many, the new logistics of playing games in North Carolina, Florida, New York and Pennsylvania create a range of concrete issues which held hostage the attention of the athletic department the past 12 months.
—Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Light some candles, sip on a glass of wine and set the mood with a holiday playlist, Scorpio.Valerie Mesa, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Bedecked with lights, nutcrackers, and piles of gifts, sip a hot cup of cocoa and write letters to Santa while enjoying the festive treats and decorations.Paula Conway, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bureaucracy has also stifled innovation even when its military utility is obvious.Mitch McConnell, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2024
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Leaders who avoid conflict breed mediocrity and stifle innovation and creativity.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Matthew Rivera’s striking cinematography and the movie’s special effects wizardry also are major selling points, along with Dawn Olivieri’s sympathetic portrayal of a woman who firmly believes that faith can move mountains.Joe Leydon, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Honest behavior also means understanding your surroundings, such as how your actions are affected by what others believe and how your words are perceived by the audience.Drew Gerber, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Letting Pets Damage the Tree Curious pets can cause serious damage to your tree by knocking it over or chewing on it.Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
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Sitting in her highchair in just a diaper, Townes babbled happily while attempting to chew the meat as juices ran down her body.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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His beautiful, distant mother, played by the French-Argentinean actress Bérénice Bejo, treats these outbursts as insurrections to be suppressed.Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
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Harry is doing his best to keep Dexter from killing people, though Dex acknowledges that slicing into cadavers and taking hunting trips aren’t really cutting it in terms of suppressing his urges.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
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The ruling family accepted an offer for humanitarian asylum from Russian President Vladimir Putin.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Dec. 2024
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The problem for many MAGA adherents, though, was accepting the very notion of immigrants telling them America needs more immigration to fill lucrative jobs in America.Zachary Basu, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
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Here, guests can sip on a drink beside a life-sized ice and snow astronaut, or make a quick exit via a slide carved from ice and snow.Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Its double-wall vacuum insulation keeps drinks cold for 24 hours or hot for 12.Emily Hochberg, Parents, 17 Dec. 2024
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In fact, a recent survey showed that 36% of Chick-fil-A dinner customers take their meal to go from restaurants to eat at home.Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 July 2017
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The casual restaurant and bar also offers an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet at 8 a.m. Sundays.Vickie Snow Jurkowski, Daily Southtown, 19 July 2017
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“Swallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swallow. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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