digestions

noun

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

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  1. assimilations
  2. understandings
  3. appreciations
  4. perceptions
Noun
  • Some K-pop songs, just in their surface-level presentation, put their cross-cultural assimilations up front.
    — Sheldon Pearce, NPR, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of assimilations
Noun
  • Their speculations, although deemed inaccurate by later historians, helped shape popular understandings of the ancient druids.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But few such understandings appear to exist in the Russian-Ukrainian case.
    — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of understandings
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  • Played on the show by Sarah Pidgeon, audiences on TikTok have gone into a frenzy with appreciations and tutorials showing how to style Besette staples like a white shirt, pencil skirt, and headband.
    — Valentina Bottoni, Vanity Fair, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Brian LaCroix, restaurant operator at Chick-fil-A, said the fast food chain will no longer be offering the military appreciations special.
    — Rosanna Fraire, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of appreciations
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  • Minter-Jordan believes storytelling is a powerful tool for shaping perceptions of aging, identity, and possibility, and the research reinforces that idea.
    — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Contrary to perceptions, nonprofit workers aren’t well-meaning amateurs waiting for tech to save the day, but savvy operators with deep community knowledge and relationships that can’t simply be replicated.
    — Max Simkoff, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
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