absorb
Example Sentences
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There are also "balancing costs", including payments to wind farms to switch off when the system cannot absorb all the electricity they produce.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
But the hope that games might one day absorb humanity’s deepest conflicts underestimates how much those conflicts depend on stakes that games, by design, cannot replicate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
But if it doesn’t, this will be our opportunity down the road to buy assets, absorb network changes, etc,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
In these areas, snow melts earlier, giving plants more time to grow and absorb water before it can reach streams.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
I wanted to take a moment and absorb everything, but I had to keep up with Nasreen Baji as she hurried toward the sari shop.
From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed
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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