as in immersion
a focusing of the mind on something
forgot to return the phone call due to his absorption in setting up the new computer system
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Recent Examples of absorption
Vitamin D receptor genes play an essential role in calcium absorption.
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Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
IC7Fc didn’t block cholesterol absorption from food, but shifted the liver’s metabolism to burn or recycle more cholesterol into bile acids.
—New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
Blood and urine samples showed that the banana smoothie had reduced flavanol absorption, compared to the berry version or a flavanol capsule.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2025
These act as messengers to ensure active ingredients go where they’re needed to enhance absorption and efficacy.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
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Trang Tran, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
IC7Fc didn’t block cholesterol absorption from food, but shifted the liver’s metabolism to burn or recycle more cholesterol into bile acids.
—New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
Blood and urine samples showed that the banana smoothie had reduced flavanol absorption, compared to the berry version or a flavanol capsule.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2025
These act as messengers to ensure active ingredients go where they’re needed to enhance absorption and efficacy.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for absorption
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absorption
Noun
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Add De-Icer to the Water To stop the water in your bird bath from freezing, place a simple immersion-style heater made specifically for bird baths in the water.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Jan. 2026
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The summertime hangout has been full of people this winter visiting the Dream Glow Festival, a pop-up immersion event at the waterpark that closes out its run this weekend.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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The bill passed in June without media attention, while bombs were dropping on Iran.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Stay at Kigelia Camp Ruaha, a simple but elegant camp perfectly situated in an area with a high concentration of wildlife.—
Elizabeth Gordon,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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And, given the high concentration of the Magnificent Seven, a significant decline in their stock prices would have an outsized effect on an average American's passive fund portfolio.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Absorption.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absorption. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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