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absorbing

adjective as in holding one's attention

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The Amazon plays a vital role in absorbing carbon for the world and providing biodiversity, and many say this deforestation contradicts the very purpose of a climate summit.

From BBC

"When the sap itself is filtered through the tree, it ends up absorbing a bunch of antioxidants," she says.

From BBC

Miller said he has no plans to talk to other pitchers about the potential mental hurdles to overcome after absorbing such a blow.

But in protecting domestic businesses, prices for consumers can go up if a company importing goods from abroad passes higher costs on, rather than absorbing them or reducing imports.

From BBC

But Mr. Trump has it in mind that one of the easiest ways of doing that is absorbing our country.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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