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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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2
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
Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
People can get infected after swallowing E. coli from contaminated food or water or through contact with animals, environments or other people where the bacteria present.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 24 Oct. 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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However, after besting the giant pig, Link is swallowed by a large purple rift, but manages to free Zelda just before he is consumed.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
People can get infected after swallowing E. coli from contaminated food or water or through contact with animals, environments or other people where the bacteria present.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 24 Oct. 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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After, attendees headed to the garden to sip Champagne in front of a display of perfume bottles and take in a live performance by Swedish singer Lykke Li, dressed in the final show look.Jennifer Weil, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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Tastings of the brand’s four sipping tequilas are offered at the 12-seat bar.Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
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Junior linebacker Jared Ibarra and senior safety Emmanuel El Shaddai Hill highlight a defense capable of stifling top attacks.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
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These employees say the lack of AI adoption is stifling their productivity.Diane Brady, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
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In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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But human rights groups believe the real toll to be far greater, with thousands more users and small-time peddlers killed in mysterious circumstances by unknown assailants.Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But those seeking restraint and something more clever than the usual carnage will find this talky (in a good way) creeper offers more to chew on than the genre norm.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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From its very first episode, Agatha All Along went to great lengths to show us that, even with WandaVision’s lead killed off in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, there was still plenty of — and perhaps too much — meat for Kathryn Hahn’s Agatha Harkness to chew on.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 1 Nov. 2024
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Some voters may view restrictions on electioneering as suppressing their First Amendment rights, Huefner noted.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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The crowd erupted, and Jimmy celebrated behind him, while Jey tried to suppress his laughter.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Vice President Kamala Harris refused to accept any responsibility for the inflation that has devastated the middle-class and lower-income groups.Richard Stacy, The Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trending Nationally In concession speech, Kamala Harris says US must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration.Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox.Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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As the party wound down, the man cut through the crowd to again offer Ingram a drink.Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Miami was last in the NFL at 57 plays per game last season partly because the offense didn’t convert effectively on third downs, but also because the porous run defense allowed opponents to eat up the clock.Chris Perkins, Sun-Sentinel.com, 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 21 Nov. 2024.
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