Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaking (up)
Verb
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For Slingerland, drinking alcohol and getting drunk are important to human well-being and complex societies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025 -
One of the passengers had shown Matney a cell phone video in which everyone on the boat was drinking and Paul was steering the boat.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The eight books below are all absorbing enough to draw in longtime romance fans and newbies alike.—
Karen Ostergren,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The more than one hundred-year-old company knows a thing or two about butter, and gave us pointers for how to keep butter fresh, safe to eat, and not absorbing odors.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pair it with jeans, dress, midi skirts—pretty much anything, really—for an instantly polished look that adds an extra layer of warmth without taking up precious space in your luggage.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The teacher opted to try taking up the carpet herself on the last day of school, but later submitted a work order after the job turned out to be too difficult to complete herself, the letter reads.—
JENNAH PENDLETON,
Sacbee.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Soaking (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaking%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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