absorbent

Example Sentences

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By 2028, Unicharm aims to recycle the plastic and absorbent polymer from soiled diapers to make new ones as well, Tsutomu Kido, senior executive officer of Unicharm's recycling business, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

And then, of course, there is the absorbent core—which holds what scientists refer to as the “insult.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Period pants are underwear with built-in absorbent layers.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

These chemicals can help make the material in tampons and pads more absorbent, but advocates argue they can be replaced by safer substances.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

“Excellent, except the crocks are absorbent and are sopping up all the juice.”

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George