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
The quarterback’s digestion of nearly that entire plate of material left Payton convinced Nix was the right choice for the Broncos.
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Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Walking after eating speeds up digestion and prevents constipation.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
For me, simple congee with pickles and pork floss was perfect to help with digestion after more than a week of decadent meals.
—Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The combination of fruits provides many vitamins and minerals to support immune function, hydration, heart health, digestion, and more.3
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—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Walking after eating speeds up digestion and prevents constipation.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Mph, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025
For me, simple congee with pickles and pork floss was perfect to help with digestion after more than a week of decadent meals.
—Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The combination of fruits provides many vitamins and minerals to support immune function, hydration, heart health, digestion, and more.3
2.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for digestion
Noun
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Some people prefer to take it with food to avoid an upset stomach, as well as to aid absorption of some of the nutrients.—
Jonathan Purtell,
Verywell Health,
19 Jan. 2025
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Not only has this transit method been used to discover thousands of worlds in NASA's exoplanet catalog, but when starlight shines through a transiting planet's atmosphere or even debris around it, the characteristic absorption of light by the elements can also leave a fingerprint.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The initiative follows last year's discovery of this phenomenon, which defies the traditional scientific understanding of how life on Earth may have started.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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His on-ice know-how, timing and understanding of spacing take over from there.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 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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The sardonic, neurotic, introspective style of humor reflecting the ambivalence of postwar Jewish-American aspirations for assimilation, was reflected in the works of comedians from Woody Allen to Jerry Seinfeld.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Local health departments and nonprofits rely on these figures to track uptake of the shots, targeting outreach to communities seeing lagging immunization rates.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The cells absorbed the microplastics, and mucus cells, specifically, had the highest uptake of particles.—
Jenna Anderson,
Health,
19 Jan. 2025
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Yet not a sound emerges from the baying mob, which has been instructed to pantomime their appreciation noiselessly.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Actress and comedian Mindy Kaling, 45, who is friends with Teigen and husband John Legend, 46, added her own appreciation of Luna.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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Kyle MacLachlan: Forty-two years ago, for reasons beyond my comprehension, David Lynch plucked me out of obscurity to star in his first and last big budget movie.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Digestion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digestion. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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