reabsorb
verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯrb 
-ˈzȯrb
reabsorbed; reabsorbing; reabsorbs
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb sense 2
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Then the fireballs receded and the shadows reabsorbed the light.
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Kian Tajbakhsh, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
Marine iguanas, for example, reabsorb some of their bone material to shrink when their watery habitat gets warmer, while young salmon have been known to shrink at winter's onset.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
One hypothesis is that the fish are reabsorbing their own bone matter, reports the Associated Press.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
According to the Cleveland Clinic, adults normally produce about 5 fluid ounces a day—less than half a soda can—that your body normally and regularly reabsorbs.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Kian Tajbakhsh, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
Marine iguanas, for example, reabsorb some of their bone material to shrink when their watery habitat gets warmer, while young salmon have been known to shrink at winter's onset.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
One hypothesis is that the fish are reabsorbing their own bone matter, reports the Associated Press.
—Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 May 2025
According to the Cleveland Clinic, adults normally produce about 5 fluid ounces a day—less than half a soda can—that your body normally and regularly reabsorbs.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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reabsorb
transitive verb
re·ab·sorb
ˌrē-əb-ˈsȯ(ə)rb, -ˈzȯ(ə)rb
: to take up (something previously secreted or emitted)
sugars reabsorbed in the kidney
also
: resorb
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