absorbing
Example Sentences
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By his teen years in Annapolis, Md., Duvall had become an excellent mimic, absorbing dialects and mannerisms wherever he happened to be.
From Los Angeles Times
Zubrin’s balloons are dropped from airplanes, helicopters or drones, and fill with air like a parachute, absorbing the sun’s heat to stay buoyant.
“Behavior is doing more of the work than policy. Consumers are pushing back, companies are absorbing costs, and pricing power is thinning.”
From Barron's
It’s an absorbing tale of scientific and technological achievement, political and military hubris, and the story of ordinary people being caught up in other people’s bad decisions—and dying as a result.
Abby lay still, absorbing the knowledge that her whereabouts were unknown to the rest of the world.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
