absorb
verb (used with object)
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up.
are absorbing
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present progressiveof absorb.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The markets are absorbing a fraction of that available capital.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Travelers are absorbing much of the hit from higher fuel costs so far, but that could change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Some are absorbing part of the additional costs and taking a hit to their profit to avoid raising retail prices too much.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2025
"The supply chain, including manufacturers and the importers, are absorbing most of the tariff while holding consumer price increases in check," he said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
In reading him for pleasure, as you read Dickens and Thackeray, you are absorbing an exact and fruitful knowledge of French society of the Restoration and of Louis Philippe.
From Historical Essays by James Ford Rhodes
