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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soaks (up)
Verb
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Zinc might reduce how much penicillamine the body absorbs.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
11 Dec. 2025 -
Asphalt normally absorbs ~90% of solar radiation, but a thin light-colored coating (only ~100 µm thick) can reflect ~40% of that energy.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Wyck is obviously Widow’s Bay’s Quint, the veteran sea salt who takes no guff, drinks too much, and selflessly puts his life on the line.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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Yoon’s a lightweight, but his wife drinks like a pro.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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“Soaks (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soaks%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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