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
  • Mitchell was absent from Thursday's floor session where the vote to expel Eichorn would have taken place.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Similarly, absent a narrow exception, FBAR duties arise for a U.S. beneficiary who has a greater than 50 percent present beneficial interest in the assets or income of the trust for the calendar year.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The Right Focus: Identifying High-Impact Applications AI can address some of education’s most persistent challenges, but its effectiveness is often diluted by broad, unfocused experimentation.
    Sidhant Bendre, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Fury of the Gods' Like the first movie, but unfocused and charmless.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • These inefficiencies take their toll in the form of lost strategic opportunities.
    Alex Saric, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The Nordic nations, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, ranked in the top 10 countries and were among the top places for expected and actual return of lost wallets, the report said.
    Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Fifty-three and childless when the foundation opened its doors, Barnes was not oblivious to the need to arrange its future beyond his lifetime.
    Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Best’s dive buddy Pascal was diving underwater, oblivious to the danger.
    Don Riddell, CNN, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the years, Trong and his allies have promoted an image of the United States as evil and inattentive to Hanoi’s needs.
    David Brown, Foreign Affairs, 29 June 2015
  • An inattentive public might simply see a Washington melee—the disrupters against the bureaucrats.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Your nails go through a lot: handwashing, polishing, maybe some absent-minded picking (guilty).
    Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • More than 3,300 Americans died in distracted driving crashes in 2022, according to federal statistics.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The Heat crowd was typical in its distracted energy.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025

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“Unabsorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabsorbed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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