absorb
Example Sentences
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These molecules act as molecular antennas that absorb the incoming energy and enter an excited "triplet state."
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
While investors have largely treated the latest energy-driven inflation pressures as temporary, the buffers that had helped absorb the shock from lost oil supply may be fading, Evercore’s Altman said.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
They must either absorb the costs of unnecessary regulation—which means less investment for system upgrades—or pass them along to customers, which include energy companies, farmers and retailers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The big cities no longer decide what feels culturally relevant so much as they absorb it.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
I was bracing myself for him to say something angry or bitter, steeling myself to absorb his understandable rage.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing absorb
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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