Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponged
Verb
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At the parties, both boys and girls drank excessively, often leading to vomiting.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026 -
Specifically, that time Lestat drank Jesus Christ’s blood.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The real win was learning how to be a different version of myself — one who could commit fully and keep going even when my body (and mind) begged me to stop.—
Kristy Ellmer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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What made Grande stick out back then was a limber voice that begged to be dressed in sounds that swing.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Verb
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The area The main point of being here is to be absorbed in the mirage-like, placid beauty of the lake.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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And yes, that sound will dissipate and soon will be too faint for my human ears as it is absorbed into space, but Renee Gladman writes that spaces moan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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“Sponged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponged. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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