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
  • 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
  • The show’s overall environment was more akin to an abstracted living room than a standard runway setup.
    Lauren Vaccaro, Architectural Digest, 28 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Her dad works in the industry, and is largely absent from her life because of it.
    Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Russia was largely absent from Paris last summer, with only a handful of its athletes qualifying as neutrals.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • And often, the show falls short of its own peak thanks to an unfocused structure that diffuses much of its message.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Without this baseline of measurement, efforts risk being unfocused or, worse, counterproductive due to lack of direction.
    Hugo Kimber, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • What's Next For those interested in shopping for lost luggage, Unclaimed Baggage provides a unique opportunity to purchase items at lower prices while giving unclaimed goods a second life.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
  • New Yorkers braved the bitter cold and descended on the Bowery, where a mood of giddy hysteria prevailed like a lost scene from A Hard Day’s Night.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Proponents of the Build Back Better agenda, in convincing themselves that the hot economy was transformative for workers, appeared oblivious to the genuine concerns of the electorate.
    Jason Furman, Foreign Affairs, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Ella’s younger brother Charlie (Wyatt Earp) sits in the back seat of the run-down car with their golden retriever Rex, mostly oblivious to the tension up front.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • After two inattentive supervisors leave a group of miners trapped underground following a methane explosion during a Valentine’s Day dance, one miner must cannibalize his deceased comrades to survive until he is freed from the shaft — a week later.
    Brooke Knisley, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The inconsistency at Adelina extends to its service, with a waitstaff that is generally kind, friendly and accommodating, yet simultaneously inattentive and minimally familiar with the restaurant’s concise menu.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2024
Adjective
  • For Walton, Candide represents an innocent, sometimes absent-minded, young individual who doesn’t know anything about the world—or really that much about himself.
    Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • That rule is forgiving to absent-minded voters, but slows tallying because those ballots still need to go through signature checks and other processes.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • It was also found that Texas is the eighth-worst state for distracted driving, per a study from Bader Law.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2025
  • State of play: In Iowa, there were 123 deaths and over 8,000 injuries caused by distracted driving from 2019 to 2023 — and this is likely underreported, according to a recent policy brief from the University of Iowa's Injury Prevention Research Center.
    Linh Ta, Axios, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Unabsorbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unabsorbed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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