absorb
verb (used with object)
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up.
has been absorbing
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present perfect progressiveof absorb (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For a long time, the Earth has been absorbing more energy than it loses.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
China has been absorbing some excess global supply, said Tony Welch, chief investment officer at SignatureFD, an Atlanta-based wealth-management firm.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2025
But first, let’s ask the obvious question: Which of these two education issues has been absorbing our collective attention, and which has flown mostly under the radar?
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
The ocean has been absorbing about 80% to 90% of the additional heat added due to human activities.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
From time immemorial India has been absorbing all the surplus silver of the world.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by John P. (John Percival) Jones
