soaked (up)

verb

past tense of soak (up)
as in absorbed
to take in (something liquid) through small openings this sponge should soak up the spilled juice very nicely

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  1. absorbed
  2. drank
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  • If the dollar retained roughly its present purchasing power, a quadrillion-dollar valuation would mean bitcoin had absorbed a significant portion of global capital.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Charter took over the two channels in 2016, when the company absorbed Time Warner Cable.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of absorbed
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  • Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly.
    — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • On the west coast of Mexico, Michael Giardina, a Navy veteran, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and drank tea made with ground up psychedelic mushrooms.
    — Will Croxton, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of drank
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“Soaked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaked%20%28up%29. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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