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                    as in occupies
                                                
              
          
                                                      to hold the attention of                                       
              
                             chatting on the phone doesn't absorb me so much that I can't do something else at the same time                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in integrates
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make a part of a body or system                                       
              
                             local schools will seek to absorb the new immigrants into the regular curriculum as quickly as possible                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in consumes
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make complete use of                                       
              
                             cleaning the house absorbed the rest of his energy                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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                    as in tolerates
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put up with (something painful or difficult)                                       
              
                             somehow she managed to absorb whatever hardships life offered                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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