How to Use reabsorb in a Sentence

reabsorb

verb
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  • Bile acids are reabsorbed at the end of the small bowel and reused.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The juices then mix with the salt, forming a brine that is then reabsorbed by the meat.
    — Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The juices in the bird need that much time be reabsorbed by the meat, period.
    — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit, 9 Oct. 2017
  • Let the meat rest: This rest time gives the juices time to reabsorb into the meat before shredding.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In 1984, Deng was fixated over the strategy of how to reabsorb Hong Kong from the British.
    — Washington Post, 23 July 2019
  • The loaf reabsorbs its juices and slices without crumbling.
    — Eric Velasco, AL.com, 28 Dec. 2017
  • Second, because the fibers of the protein change while the meat is cooking, and need to relax post-cooking in order to reabsorb the juices.
    — Katie Workman, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The salt will first pull moisture from the chops but then get reabsorbed over time along with the other spices, which will create more flavor in each bite.
    — Addie Broyles, charlotteobserver, 7 Sep. 2017
  • To allow the gluten proteins to reabsorb water, the paste should rest for about 30 minutes, enough for the mass to be malleable to be shaped into sheets.
    — Ashton Yoon, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2018
  • But here’s the catch: Since the stars and the gas are made of the same stuff, much of the light emitted by the stars is at just the right energy to be reabsorbed by the hydrogen surrounding them.
    — Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2020
  • So would-be sloth farts are simply reabsorbed through the intestines into the bloodstream.
    — Brian Resnick, Vox, 3 Apr. 2018
  • The hope is that her body will naturally reabsorb them over time.
    — Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Even people without leaks make and reabsorb spinal fluid about twice a day.
    — Shari Rudavsky, USA TODAY, 15 May 2017
  • The brain normally reabsorbs cerebrospinal fluid at the same rate it is produced, but Scott’s does not.
    — Priority Health, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2018
  • This is because salt keeps calcium from being reabsorbed from the urine into the blood.
    — Marcos Del Rosario-Santiago, baltimoresun.com, 11 July 2019
  • Some have gone as far as begging the United Kingdom to intervene and reabsorb the island.
    — Fox News, 7 July 2022
  • After some time — at least one hour — this brine will reabsorb into the steak, yielding a better seasoned, juicier piece of meat.
    — Jeffrey Gardner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Conquered by the Manchus and reabsorbed by Mao, these lands make up at least one-quarter of Chinese territory.
    — Edward Wong, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018
  • Cover chops with a tent of aluminum foil and let rest 5 minutes, to allow chops to reabsorb juices, before slicing and eating.
    — Christopher Michel, Country Living, 27 Aug. 2020
  • While your skin is still damp, apply a moisturizer to further trap that water so your cells can reabsorb it.
    — Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 7 May 2021
  • Northerners didn’t even have to work hard to reabsorb the former traitors into the fold of national identity.
    — Richard Kreitner, The New Republic, 30 June 2020
  • Most bile salts will be reabsorbed later on at the end of the small intestine, recirculating them for reuse.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
  • Sometimes, the ability of the terminal ileum (the part of the intestine where bile salts are reabsorbed) gets overwhelmed, and bile acids enter the colon, causing diarrhea.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 July 2023
  • The idea is that regrowing plants, over time, would ultimately reabsorb the carbon dioxide released by the burning.
    — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Arnica may help relax your blood vessels, allowing blood to be reabsorbed back into the body.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 5 Sep. 2017
  • That’s likely thanks to their bodies’ unique ability to reabsorb the waste product urea and recycle it into protein that preserves lean body mass.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2017
  • The 22-year-old panda's fetal tissue was first discovered last week, according to the zoo, who also warned that Mei Xiang could reabsorb the fetus or even have a miscarriage.
    — Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2020
  • If the labor market needs to reabsorb a lot of workers as people begin to search for jobs later this year, central bankers may want to keep their policies in full force for longer to help stoke demand and pave the way for a faster recovery.
    — New York Times, 2 July 2021
  • The Equator has made a quick turnaround in port—enough time to refuel, resupply, sign out an exhausted crew and take on a fresh one—and now the early days at sea are a chance to catch up, tell stories, be reabsorbed into the shipboard tribe.
    — Bucky McMahon, Esquire, 14 Sep. 2015
  • The inability of the country to satisfactorily reabsorb its nationals is one that in fact persists for quite a long time so in the case of Haiti that’s a relatively short length of TPS.
    — Jacqueline Charles, miamiherald, 2 May 2017

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