unabsorbed

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Recent Examples of unabsorbed The company reported a net income of $95 million for the quarter, compared to $58 million in the previous year, with the increase attributed to higher volumes and lower unabsorbed costs. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024 University of Vienna's Lukas Kenner theorizes that clumps of concentrated, unabsorbed antibiotics attached to the surface of nanoplastics could provide the perfect breeding ground for bacteria to become resistant to the medication. Joe Salas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024 Supplements provide high doses of magnesium at one time, which can lead to excessive unabsorbed magnesium. Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2024 Even worse, photons with less energy than the bandgap cannot do anything productive at all, and simply pass through the semiconductor unabsorbed. Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023 The authors are developing technology that can convert some of those unabsorbed wavelengths into colors close to silicon’s sweet spot. Tracy H. Schloemer, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Sep. 2023 On a mechanistic level, unabsorbed polyols draw water out of your body and into your gut lumen, resulting in loose, watery stools. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2020 Because the calories in this unabsorbed fat aren't utilized, the amount of calories entering your body decreases. Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022 This is because unabsorbed carbohydrate draws water into the intestinal lumen and is eventually fermented in the colon, with loose stools and gas production as the unfortunate by-products. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 13 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unabsorbed
Adjective
  • The invaluable bond between artist and muse is exemplified by their abstracted slumbering embrace, her nude form dominating our gaze as her rosy flesh juxtaposes with the jade-sage background.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Its abstracted scenario is a kind of back to the basics, expressing the sanctity of home, devotion and nature.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Presence Sometimes what’s absent from a film defines it as much as what’s present.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 4 June 2025
  • China's defense minister was absent from this year's event and sent a lower-level delegation instead.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
Adjective
  • One who under-signals competence during a high-stakes initiative may leave the team unfocused and unmotivated.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
  • But the county has had to scale back its services and improvements to basic, critical infrastructure because of the unfocused overspending in the last several years.
    Jim Desmond, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2025
Adjective
  • What’s a bit lost is the communal audience experience.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
  • At other times throughout the game, almost always after a lost rebound or a turnover, Carlisle would put both of his hands in front of his body and make a circle shape with his hands.
    Tony East, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Adjective
  • But here’s the other risk: Chasers, especially novices, often stop abruptly on the side - or even middle - of a 70-mph highway, open their car doors to get out and cluelessly snap photos, oblivious to other chasers who may be barreling down behind them.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • There always seemed to be a little girl oblivious to everything but the cartoons.
    Mark Kriegel June 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • For example, if an officer sees someone swerving, fumbling with items, or clearly not paying attention to the road, the interior light might factor into a citation for reckless or inattentive driving.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2025
  • Ball is too inattentive on that end despite his impressive offensive skill set, and Miller is quite skinny and struggles to wall up on opposing guards and wings through his core.
    Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • O'Brien returns to lend his voice to Lawrence Fletcher, Ferb's sweet but absent-minded dad.
    EW.com, EW.com, 7 June 2025
  • Ludwig Von Drake Ludwig Von Drake is the wise and eccentric professor who is known to be brilliant, but sometimes an absent-minded scientist and inventor.
    Lauryn Higgins, Parents, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The law, which Governor Josh Shapiro signed last year, aims to reduce distracted driving incidents throughout the state.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
  • After Klinghoffer entered his plea, a prosecutor read a statement that warned against distracted driving.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 May 2025

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“Unabsorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabsorbed. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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