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Recent Examples of absorbable
Key Takeaways Lamb and beef are excellent, comparable sources of highly absorbable heme iron.
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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
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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No ceremonial bow to wrap the story into a digestible form.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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To put that in more digestible terms, Saturn will present plenty of new challenges over the next two and a half years, while Uranus will spend about seven years creating new systems and worlds.—
GLORIOUS HOSHIKO,
Vogue,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Some people may prefer a chewable gummy, while others might find mixing magnesium powder with their water handy after hitting the gym.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
13 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And when studying marijuana’s effects in people, researchers can’t simply hand out a joint or edible and track what happens.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Jan. 2026
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This space is also home to the world’s first net-positive energy restaurant, which runs on solar power and features a rooftop edible garden.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Arey The System, $100 With a daily ingestible and serum, Arey’s The System supports overall hair health, while boosting and preserving hair pigment to slow down grays.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
19 Nov. 2025
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The problem has been that soft, ingestible actuators run on gas pressure, requiring pumps and valves to function, neither of which are easy to make without plastic and metal.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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In the not-too-distant future, however, such holes may be easily plugged with the equivalent of a tiny remote-control swallowable pen.—
Ben Coxworth
October 16,
New Atlas,
16 Oct. 2025
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This has prompted scientists to search for less invasive techniques, including in the form of swallowable capsules.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Absorbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absorbable. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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