absorbed

Example Sentences

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Some are weighing whether they can continue to function or whether they should be absorbed by the surrounding county.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

In most materials, the way heat is absorbed and the way it is emitted are inseparable.

From Science Daily • Jul. 7, 2026

Exhibits now offer a grittier, more problematic version of what happened there, not the rose-tinted take absorbed by generations of Californians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2026

Somewhere along the way, I suppose I, too, absorbed the idea that there were shortcuts worth sharing and shortcuts better left unmentioned.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

I, meanwhile, was wholly, mindlessly, very contentedly absorbed with the business of just pushing forward.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson