sponged

past tense of sponge
1
as in drank
to take in (something liquid) through small openings the ground quickly sponged up the much-needed rain

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2
as in begged
to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility she's been sponging off of her friends while she tries to land an entry-level job on Wall Street

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Verb
  • There was another meeting at Perry’s home in 2021, during which Dixon said the producer again drank too much and allegedly groped Dixon during a good-night hug, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • People who work outside drank more sugary drinks than those who work inside, and the same went for families where the head of the household was less educated.
    Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Look out for a potential travel show at Dropout, for which his fans have begged for months.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2025
  • My legs were gooey and useless, my arms burned, my lungs begged for oxygen.
    Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • After the passing of Karl Maybach, his company was fully absorbed into Daimler/Mercedes-Benz in the 1960s, and Maybach-Mercedes rail engines were produced till 1966.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Lutkenhaus has absorbed most of this online reaction because getting compared to one of the NBA’s all-time greats is impossible to miss.
    George Ramsay, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Sponged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponged. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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