absorbent
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Once the reflective white snow coverage from winter is gone from the top of the glacier, the darker, more absorbent grey surface of the bare ice is exposed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 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
The cotton terry material is absorbent and warm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
My palms are sweating like crazy, but the jeweled dress isn't absorbent and they skid right of if I try to dry them.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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