absorbent
Example Sentences
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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
The pads are made from cotton and an absorbent towel-like material to line them.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
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
And now I could see the doll only vaguely and drops of moisture were thudding down upon its absorbent paper .
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
