as in preoccupation
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Recent Examples of absentmindedness
After the shopping trip, Kyle is FaceTiming with Boz about Dorit’s spending, her absentmindedness, and her inability to be on time, as if any of this is new.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Some of her absentmindedness in that situation can be attributed to the sleep deprivation that accompanies life as new parent.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Poppy might have learned his lesson after the first one, but absentmindedness is strong in our gene pool.
—Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2021
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
Some of her absentmindedness in that situation can be attributed to the sleep deprivation that accompanies life as new parent.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Poppy might have learned his lesson after the first one, but absentmindedness is strong in our gene pool.
—Maggie Shipstead, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absentmindedness
Noun
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With ‘Disclosure Day,’ the director returns to a longtime preoccupation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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While Liden’s displacement and depersonalization of private property in Unheimlich Manöver could be perceived as the inversion of Darboven’s cocooning, the artists share a preoccupation with the silent speech of objects and with language as a spatial entity.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Taking a calcium supplement or eating a calcium-heavy meal alongside iron can cut iron absorption by up to 50%, which is why nutritionists suggest separating the two by at least two hours.—
Allison Palmer
Updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Pairing coffee with food slows absorption and lets your body draw energy from the meal itself.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Hockney in the 1960s recuperated figurative painting and, more specifically, the human form, both of which had been previously rejected by the abstraction then ascendant.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
12 June 2026
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For Emory, the abstraction is also daily and personal.—
Jeff Ihaza,
VIBE.com,
11 June 2026
Noun
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For a fall foliage option, Sky Meadow Retreat in Vermont bundles daily yoga, meditation, tai chi, art therapy, sound healing and forest hiking for around $1,600 over four days.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 June 2026
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Guests can choose from a variety of yoga styles along with meditation, massage, hiking, biking and water sports.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Absentmindedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absentmindedness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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