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absorbent

[ab-sawr-buhnt, -zawr-] / æbˈsɔr bənt, -ˈzɔr- /


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WSJ | Buy Side: This stone bath mat is absorbent and quick-drying.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

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

Cleanup teams are skimming and pumping oil from the tributary and deploying absorbent booms and pads to recover oil trapped along the creek bed.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2025

Period pants are underwear with built-in absorbent layers.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2025

It looked like satin, the handkerchief; it could not possibly be absorbent enough.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie



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