absorb
Example Sentences
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“We’re hoping that that space can absorb a slower cure rate and not over-pressure and blow up,” Covey said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Her family sat aghast through the trial, trying to absorb not just the enormity of what had happened but also the tragedy of knowing that major companies could have revealed Krug's stalker far earlier.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
I sense how they are secretly disappointed when the infrastructure holds, the Gulf allies absorb the shock, the sailors of the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The Seattle Fault Zone helps absorb strain caused by compression in the Earth's crust between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, British Columbia.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
She raises her finger high in the air, turning so that the whole audience can absorb that she is about to outdo the elephant once and for all.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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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