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swallow

[swol-oh] / ˈswɒl oʊ /


VERB
believe without much thought
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If you are not careful, it will swallow you whole.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

That could be a difficult pill to swallow for investors amid the current AI backdrop and the pressure by AI on software stocks.

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

A drawdown means the Fed would absorb fewer Treasurys, leaving more for the market to swallow.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

The fact he had no responsibility for all this meant, he said, that it was "an incredibly difficult pill to swallow - not a lot, and the whole season could look totally different".

From BBC Jun. 7, 2026

The twinge in my gut makes it hard to swallow another bite.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It takes place within an open-air arena which not only resembles a giant bird nest but is also actually being used as one - swallows moved into the rafters within days of its completion.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Every bit counts when health insurance swallows up so much of the budget.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

"Simply put, it swallows up matter and influences how stars in nearby galaxies grow."

From Science Daily Mar. 30, 2026

Threatened with eviction by his fed-up family unless he takes an open slot teaching poetry at a high school, Oscar swallows his pride and takes the gig.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

He had never heard of barn swallows before, but he had definitely heard of parrots, and no parrots were present.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds

“It’s like this that humanism itself gets swallowed up by nihilism,” he adds, concretizing that image in his movie with many scenes of environmental degradation realized as crawling blobs of death.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

He tried calling the neighbor he had last seen before being swallowed by the earth, "but nothing."

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

But he was dry and there was no evidence Preston had swallowed water.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Infant botulism happens when swallowed spores from the bacterium infect a baby’s large intestine and make a toxin in it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

I smiled as broadly as I could, and I joined in the breakfast conversation, and I swallowed down my dark thoughts with my dry toast, hoping that neither would choke me.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

People can become infected by swallowing tapeworm eggs, such as through food contaminated with coyote or dog feces.

From Science Daily Jun. 11, 2026

He thinks both were overlooked brands that made them more attainable for the Chinese companies, as opposed to swallowing a bigger U.S. consumer company.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

Her first symptom was choking “badly” on some water in December 2024, then she had migraines and problems swallowing pills.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

"But she explained to me they were in charge of swallowing feeding elements."

From BBC May 17, 2026

Sometimes, the energy hummed through her, gentle and warm; other times, it was scalding, like swallowing a mouthful of too-hot tea.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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