absorb
Example Sentences
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For thousands of years, they say, these animals hunted for their meals and consumed their prey whole, absorbing the carcasses’ unadulterated nutrients.
When the treatment is injected into a tumor, macrophages already present in the body absorb the drug.
From Science Daily
The U.S., she notes, still absorbs half of the world’s non-resident investment.
From MarketWatch
Takaichi is far from that point: markets calmed in the following days, and Japan's modest budget deficit allows it to absorb shocks.
From Barron's
They warm buildings by absorbing and amplifying heat from the air, ground, or water.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
