absorb
Example Sentences
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“Those at the top of the wealth distribution can absorb long-term-care costs without substantial losses, but for most Americans, the burden of paying for care wipes out decades of savings and home equity.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The U.S. is positioned to benefit, as the economy best able to absorb shocks and attract capital seeking stability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
In these reactions, atomic nuclei repeatedly absorb neutrons and then undergo radioactive decay until they reach stable forms.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
The DSRB’s AAA-rated bonds would be precisely the kind of high-quality, euro-denominated instrument that a deeper European capital market could absorb.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
I desperately wanted the cushions to absorb me and swallow me whole.
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Vocabulary lists containing absorb
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 2
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