absorbing
adjective
ab·sorb·ing
əb-ˈsȯr-biŋ 
-ˈzȯr-
: fully taking one's attention : engrossing
an absorbing novel
Examples of absorbing in a Sentence
shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in
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Warm weather and long days stoke the desire to let time and obligations fall away, and to give yourself over to an absorbing novel, history, or memoir.
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The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
As if confirming this idea, the process of observation when the camera rolls proves so absorbing that most of the movie’s images are allowed to stay onscreen for engrossingly (not showily) long stretches.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
The absorbing survey shows how movies were an influence, but the appeal goes beyond celebrity subjects.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Many of these jobs involve repetitive or rules-based tasks, exactly the kinds AI is rapidly absorbing.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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The Atlantic, 15 May 2025
As if confirming this idea, the process of observation when the camera rolls proves so absorbing that most of the movie’s images are allowed to stay onscreen for engrossingly (not showily) long stretches.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2025
The absorbing survey shows how movies were an influence, but the appeal goes beyond celebrity subjects.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Many of these jobs involve repetitive or rules-based tasks, exactly the kinds AI is rapidly absorbing.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for absorbing
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“Absorbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/absorbing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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