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Recent Examples of absorbable
Consider using a highly absorbable form of calcium, like calcium citrate.
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Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 29 May 2026
Soil conditions like pH and moisture also affect how quickly shells break down and become absorbable.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
Meat is one of the best sources of heme-iron, a highly absorbable form of the mineral.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026
Canned shellfish like clams, mussels and oysters are some of the highest in absorbable iron and are also high in protein.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This function helps directly raise magnesium levels in the brain, which makes the mineral more useful throughout the body compared with other, less absorbable forms of magnesium.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Next, doctors performed reconstruction on each twin using absorbable mesh and complex soft tissue and skin coverage with flaps.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 29 May 2026
Soil conditions like pH and moisture also affect how quickly shells break down and become absorbable.
—Gemma Johnstone, The Spruce, 25 May 2026
Meat is one of the best sources of heme-iron, a highly absorbable form of the mineral.
—Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 27 Apr. 2026
Canned shellfish like clams, mussels and oysters are some of the highest in absorbable iron and are also high in protein.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This function helps directly raise magnesium levels in the brain, which makes the mineral more useful throughout the body compared with other, less absorbable forms of magnesium.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Next, doctors performed reconstruction on each twin using absorbable mesh and complex soft tissue and skin coverage with flaps.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absorbable
Adjective
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And yes, the song was a colorful confection packaged into easily digestible pop for children who idolized Siwa from her Dance Moms days.—
Rachel DeSantis,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Good Communication Exceptional CEOs are fantastic at unpacking complex strategies and turning them into digestible ideas and actionable steps.—
Nancy Padberg,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Most colostrum supplements come in powder, capsule, or chewable tablet form.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
20 Apr. 2026
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The small, chewable ice makes all the difference in texture.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Across its 1,070-hectare spread—holding everything from edible gardens to cheese rooms and wine cellars—the options to spend your time are near-endless.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The stress test escalated quickly and Vendo refused requests for edible insects, firearms, even marijuana (legal in Arizona).—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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And there’s been a growing awareness among consumers about skin aging and acne that are linked to internal factors of hormones, strength, stress and metabolism — making ingestible products more effective.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Peptides — those injectable, ingestible, spreadable, sprayable compounds that seem to be taking the health nuts of the world by storm — aren’t going away.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Origin of Ingestible Devices The idea of a smart capsule has been around since the late 1950s, when researchers first experimented with swallowable devices to record temperature, gastric pH, or pressure inside the digestive tract.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2026
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More recently, some transplants have been delivered in swallowable capsules.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Absorbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absorbable. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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