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Recent Examples of absorbable
Canned shellfish like clams, mussels and oysters are some of the highest in absorbable iron and are also high in protein.
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Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This function helps directly raise magnesium levels in the brain, which makes the mineral more useful throughout the body compared with other, less absorbable forms of magnesium.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Key Takeaways Lamb and beef are excellent, comparable sources of highly absorbable heme iron.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026
Next, doctors performed reconstruction on each twin using absorbable mesh and complex soft tissue and skin coverage with flaps.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
This function helps directly raise magnesium levels in the brain, which makes the mineral more useful throughout the body compared with other, less absorbable forms of magnesium.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Energy-dense, highly palatable, rapidly absorbable, ultraprocessed foods that have altered our metabolism and have resulted in the greatest increase in chronic disease in our history.
—Sarah Koch, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Key Takeaways Lamb and beef are excellent, comparable sources of highly absorbable heme iron.
—Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 20 Jan. 2026
Next, doctors performed reconstruction on each twin using absorbable mesh and complex soft tissue and skin coverage with flaps.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for absorbable
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Silent Way, Atobe’s newest album, finds him at perhaps his most confident, but also his least digestible.—
Maxie Younger,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
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During long or intense workouts, rapidly digestible fuel—like gels, chews, sports drinks, or even a bowl of white pasta after a grueling run—can be exactly what an athlete needs.—
Outside,
Outside,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Ibuprofen may be consumed by an oral or chewable tablet, suspension pill or gel capsule.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Fortunately, there are chewable tablets that melt or dissolve in your mouth without water.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Orange County campus’ beautiful garden hosts its annual spring sale, with hundreds of edible plants available, plus dozens of California native and nonnative plants.—
Pedro Moura,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Bvlgari signature cocktail – a bright blend of gin, Aperol, citrus, and a delicate foam stamped with edible gold – captures the hotel’s spirit in a single glass and is served in all its bars worldwide.—
Vicki Power,
TheWeek,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Peptides — those injectable, ingestible, spreadable, sprayable compounds that seem to be taking the health nuts of the world by storm — aren’t going away.—
Joe Wilkins Published Mar 18,
Futurism,
18 Mar. 2026
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Scientists are building these ingestible devices to do more than observe.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Origin of Ingestible Devices The idea of a smart capsule has been around since the late 1950s, when researchers first experimented with swallowable devices to record temperature, gastric pH, or pressure inside the digestive tract.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 Feb. 2026
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More recently, some transplants have been delivered in swallowable capsules.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Absorbable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/absorbable. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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