as in concentration
a focusing of the mind on something
a program of complete immersion in the language is the only way you're going to learn it
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Recent Examples of immersion
The result is a museum-quality immersion.
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Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
This year, students from local Chinese immersion schools along with a Dragon Dance and Drum Team, Peking Opera, Kung Fu artists and musicians from the University of Minnesota and Carleton College will be performing throughout the weekend.
—Ashley Opina, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Some studies show that regular sauna use or hot-water immersion helps manage blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 17 Feb. 2026
At Aman New York, full-body cryotherapy treatments include a nitrogen-free, full-immersion chamber that delivers subzero temperatures in under four minutes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
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Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
This year, students from local Chinese immersion schools along with a Dragon Dance and Drum Team, Peking Opera, Kung Fu artists and musicians from the University of Minnesota and Carleton College will be performing throughout the weekend.
—Ashley Opina, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Some studies show that regular sauna use or hot-water immersion helps manage blood sugar levels in adults with type 2 diabetes.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 17 Feb. 2026
At Aman New York, full-body cryotherapy treatments include a nitrogen-free, full-immersion chamber that delivers subzero temperatures in under four minutes.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immersion
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Furthermore, there’s a higher than 90% correlation between atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and average surface temperature, and a more than 95% correlation between carbon dioxide concentration and world fossil fuel use.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement The Arctic is implicated in nuclear peril because Russia houses one of the world’s greatest concentrations of nuclear weapons there, on the Kola Peninsula bordering Norway.—
Tom Yulsman,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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The capture and killing of El Mencho focused attention on the 59-year-old kingpin who ran the Jalisco cartel, Mexico’s most powerful.—
Mary Beth Sheridan,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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Cavalry, which Canva has used for its own projects, has gained attention among designers on social media as an alternative to Adobe's After Effects for some work.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Taking vitamin D supplements with thiazide diuretics can increase calcium absorption, causing hypercalcemia.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
27 Feb. 2026
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The fiber in fruit slows digestion and reduces the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream, helping to lower post-meal blood sugar levels.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Immersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immersion. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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