- present participle of absorb.
absorbing
Example Sentences
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Aqel, grounding her food in Jordan while absorbing techniques from around the world.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
AI is increasingly absorbing repetitive, lower-level tasks such as alert triage, log review and data enrichment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
It was also Iran's third-largest customer, absorbing nearly 12 percent of its exports, worth more than $7 billion, according to the World Trade Organization.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
Part of growing as a creative is absorbing more reference materials, especially those outside of your comfort zone.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
I am still absorbing how easily the facts flowed out of me.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
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