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osmosis

[oz-moh-sis, os-] / ɒzˈmoʊ sɪs, ɒs- /
NOUN
absorption
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Traditional desalination methods such as reverse osmosis and thermal distillation can be expensive and energy intensive.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

That education by osmosis is part of what makes traveling seven to 12 days a month worthwhile as a young dad with a 4-year-old and 9-month-old at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

It's via this osmosis that the family are hoping the child will pick up the British traits they wish to instil.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

I suppose he believes you can cover the administration through osmosis.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

Collins’s approach wasn’t “You must remember this variation of the King’s Indian Defense, which is much stronger than what you played”—rather, he relied on a kind of osmosis.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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