as in absorption
the process or act of thinking over and trying to understand (something)
digestion of a news report
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Recent Examples of digestion
Pairing white rice with protein and fiber can help lower its impact on blood sugar levels by slowing digestion.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 27 Jan. 2025
This greens powder is said to relieve bloat, support digestion, and increased promote energy.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Pairing your eggs with a bagel, English muffin or toast that's made of white or even whole wheat flour has been linked to inflammation, digestion disruption and belly fat production.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
After an unusually strong two-year surge, Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman’s chief global equity strategist, said there could be a short-term digestion period for stocks before further gains can be made.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 27 Jan. 2025
This greens powder is said to relieve bloat, support digestion, and increased promote energy.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
Pairing your eggs with a bagel, English muffin or toast that's made of white or even whole wheat flour has been linked to inflammation, digestion disruption and belly fat production.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 15 Jan. 2025
After an unusually strong two-year surge, Peter Oppenheimer, Goldman’s chief global equity strategist, said there could be a short-term digestion period for stocks before further gains can be made.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digestion
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Magnesium glycinate and citrate are likely to be similar in absorption—the body absorbs both forms well.—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
7 Feb. 2025
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Glycinate: This is the most bioavailable magnesium, with an 80% absorption rate.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
6 Feb. 2025
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That judgment works for me, but of course in their lively custom NR readers should feel free to improve my understanding of the matter in the comments section.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
11 Feb. 2025
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And telescopes like Euclid likely will give scientists a better understanding of dark matter, invisible matter that has gravitational effects, Huang says.—
Chandelis Duster,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Human rights groups have accused China of detaining over 1 million Uyghurs in mass internment camps and engaging in systematic forced labor, torture, rape, and forced sterilization as part of a broader campaign of assimilation.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Castro is deftly conscious of the complicated space that Selena occupied, weaving in a narrative of assimilation to multiple cultures.—
Esther Zuckerman,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2025
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But uptake had been slow, and venture capitalists had been reluctant to invest.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes,
4 Feb. 2025
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So far this year, the uptake of RSV vaccine among eligible people has been low.—
Abby Norman,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2025
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On February 14, the Adams County SPCA based in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, shared a heartfelt statement on Facebook, expressing their deep appreciation for the community's incredible generosity.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Another cast member like Hartman or Bill Hader who provided a reliably hilarious center to countless sketches, Maya Rudolph has found a second wind of appreciation in the 2020s with her Emmy-winning stint as Vice President Kamala Harris.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Perishable publications Many, if not most, published research papers have titles that defy comprehension.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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And blacks like scraps of carbon paper This obsessive recalibration, typical of McCrae’s work, uses language to explore language’s limits, insisting that words can do no more than approximate a place beyond our comprehension: poetry as the pain scale.—
Elisa Gonzalez,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Digestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digestion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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