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Recent Examples of absorbable
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.
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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
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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Whey ranges from 98–100% digestible, soy from 95–98%, and pea from 83–90%.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
26 Feb. 2026
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Stevia is considered a natural zero-calorie sweetener, as the amount used is too small to contribute measurable energy or digestible carbohydrate.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This chewable vitamin has 15 essential nutrients, so men benefit from omega-3 fish oil, vitamin E for antioxidant health, zinc for the immune system and vitamin D3 for bone health.—
PubSubHub User,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Even tougher topics were greeted with easily chewable sound bites, delivered with the honey of a politician who feels your pain.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Every contestant was given a state-of-the-art work station on the Toronto set as well as access to a top-of-the-line pantry stocked with edible flowers and quail eggs.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2026
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Best Nylabone chew toys for puppies This three-pack includes one softer starter bone with nubs that are great for teething, one slightly tougher bone to move onto and one edible bone.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Hair + Energy is JSHealth’s bestselling ingestible formula for thicker, stronger, healthier-looking hair, starring iodine from exclusive JSHealth Miracle Kelp along with zinc.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Of course, ingestible capsules carry risks.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 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
Cite this Entry
“Absorbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absorbable. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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