absorbing

Example Sentences

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Most existing hemostatic powders work primarily by absorbing blood and creating a physical barrier.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

Paraguay weathered an early German storm to produce a disciplined, defiant performance, sitting deep and absorbing pressure throughout.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Iran clearly deserved a better fate after absorbing wave after wave of a withering Belgium attack without breaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2026

Clearing away background static allows me to plunge into extended mental flow as I write, a state that researchers report is simultaneously absorbing and rewarding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

For the population as a whole, we must be more concerned with the delayed effects of absorbing small amounts of the pesticides that invisibly contaminate our world.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson