DIGESTION Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

digestion

noun

Definition of digestion

as in absorption

the process or act of thinking over and trying to understand (something) digestion of a news report

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Recent Examples of digestion These nutrients may slow digestion and carbohydrate absorption, leading to a smaller rise in blood sugar after a meal. — Lindsey Desoto, HEALTH, 4 Nov. 2026 What pressure point relieves stress headaches and digestion issues? — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026 And dental health is important because it's related to so many systems in your body, from your heart to digestion. — Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026 And from there, the effects may spread to digestion, heart rate and the timing of metabolic and immune programs evolved to run on a 24-hour schedule. — Randy J. Nelson, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for digestion

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Noun

This research demonstrates how ultra-hard materials respond to severe mechanical shock, providing insights into energy absorption during high-speed impacts.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
Both come as capsules, powders, teas, and tinctures, and some include piperine to boost absorption.

— Patricia Weiser, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of absorption

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Kim Hong-Cheol, the South Korean military official, said leaving the dispute over the military demarcation line unresolved would increase the risk of accidental clashes because troops from both sides act on their own understanding of the line.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Communications leaders can help organisations anticipate the expectations those decisions will need to meet, bringing an understanding of customer concerns and public trust into the discussion before commitments are made.

— Margot Edelman, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of understanding

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Both the Hesburgh Commission report in the early 1980s and the Jordan Commission report in the late 1990s emphasized the need for civic and social assimilation of immigrants.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Presented as a new 4K restoration, Ové’s Pressure follows Tony (Herbert Norville), who is caught between his Trinidadian parents’ aspirations for assimilation and his activist brother’s contempt for his racist new home.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of assimilation

Noun

Filling that capacity, however, will take far longer, requiring financing patient enough to match the slower uptake by businesses and households.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Drugmakers seized on persorption as a way to understand how medicines are absorbed in the gut, and by the 1990s, pharmaceutical scientists considered particle uptake established enough to design products around it.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of uptake

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Whether or not students walk away wanting to pursue a career in STEM, this incredible immersion in astronomy can help to foster a lifelong appreciation for science and nature.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
The play forced the Heat (2-5) to call a timeout as Doncic pointed at LaRavia in appreciation.

— Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of appreciation

Noun

The danger is a vacancy in our comprehension, even if a psychiatrist at the film’s close attempts an explanation.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
In a world where students are averaging seven and a half hours a day on screens and attention spans are waning, Connecticut teachers say that students’ reading stamina and comprehension are declining.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

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