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Recent Examples of absorbable
Canned shellfish like clams, mussels and oysters are some of the highest in absorbable iron and are also high in protein.
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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
Key Takeaways Lamb and beef are excellent, comparable sources of highly absorbable heme iron.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 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
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
Key Takeaways Lamb and beef are excellent, comparable sources of highly absorbable heme iron.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 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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Whole flaxseeds should be soaked for easier digestion; ground flaxseeds are more digestible and versatile in recipes.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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Experts recommend feeding dogs light, digestible meals with supplements before flying to reduce stress and keep them calm.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The small, chewable ice makes all the difference in texture.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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Stones was prescribed a chewable tablet providing 1,000 milligrams of calcium daily, along with a weekly dose of prescription alendronic acid — also known as alendronate.—
Hadia Zainab,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The nuggets were not the most outrageous item in a lineup that included an edible hot sauce packet and Mountain Dew Baja Blast under-eye pads.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
15 Apr. 2026
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This salad, complete with edible flowers, is almost too pretty to eat.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Scientists are building these ingestible devices to do more than observe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 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 18 Apr. 2026.
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