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Sentence count:237+14Posted:2016-07-19Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: assimilateengrossincorporatesoak upspongesuck uptake inSimilar words: forbidorbitabstractabstinencesorryresortsensorsponsorMeaning: [əb'sɔːb]  v. 1. become imbued 2. take up mentally 3. take up, as of debts or payments 4. take in, also metaphorically 5. cause to become one with 6. suck or take up or in 7. engross (oneself) fully 8. assimilate or take in 9. engage or engross wholly. 
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(61) They are arriving at a time when the economy, with its tight labour market, can not easily absorb them.
(62) An immigrant labour force would always be needed as a buffer to absorb the shocks of alternating booms and recessions.
(63) Substitutes have been developed in the past but failed to absorb water to the extent that ivory does.
(64) It said it would absorb Information Consulting but could not disclose details of the transaction.
(65) Harder flours can absorb more liquid and usually require longer kneading to create the network.
(66) It is generally difficult for parents to absorb information about several major problems in their baby all at the same time.
(67) The 20 had been brought out to absorb the quantities of low-speed Vikings they were getting.
(68) The pouch-lining then becomes soft and spongy and secretes a nourishing fluid which the babies absorb.
(69) This intrinsic modifiability also makes it possible to absorb disturbances and protect other compartments.
(70) How could I absorb the language of atheistic materialism and class struggle when it seemed so strange and pernicious?
(71) Eliza took her handkerchief out of her sleeve and pressed it lightly against her forehead to absorb the perspiration.
(72) Dark areas absorb more, are hotter,[sentencedict.com] and give off more infrared radiation.
(73) He simply could not find enough worthy small-growth companies and old fallen angels to absorb the cash.
(74) Melamine boards aren't as durable as wood or polythene and as they wear, they can absorb bacteria.
(75) Rainforests absorb carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen essential for all life, including our own.
(76) The lizards seem to use their fringes to absorb heat while basking in the sun.
(77) The best line is of braided nylon, which doesn't absorb water and become heavy.
(78) It is too early to say exactly how many job cuts each agency would absorb, defense officials said.
(79) Some absorb the gas quickly, whereas others circulate it slowly and can not respond to floods of bright light.
(80) It is covered with a black surface to absorb the sunlight.
(81) The window does not absorb any of the light, it just reflects it.
(82) The potential of joy is vastly greater than our capacity to absorb it all.
(83) The university had to absorb a $14 million cut in funding.
(84) Most people need to read something more than once to absorb all the ideas.
(85) The doctors suspected that his ability to absorb ascorbic acid had been impaired by long exposure to cosmic radiation.
(86) Darker surfaces absorb heat, which is then radiated as the temperature falls towards the end of the day.
(87) The soap residue could affect how well the eggshells absorb the color.
(88) He had provided a father-confessor figure to absolve the youngster's sins and absorb his phobias.
(89) Riders must be in excellent physical and mental condition to absorb the shock of bouncing over the water.
(90) Extreme events which exceed the normal capacity of the human system to reflect, absorb or buffer them are inherent in hazard.
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