Absorb
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He manages to absorb two shocks before keeling over in pain with Bernina, the person he was trying to protect pointlessly trying to cover him.
Source: Stun Guns -
The Bad Guy Wins: Garou convinces Max to absorb his power and continue his quest to rid cities of crime and protect the innocent.
Source: Film / Full Eclipse -
They absorb countries one by one while pretending to protect them from the other empires.
Source: Puppet King
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Protect and Absorb. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/absorb/protect
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