Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponged
Verb
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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
Verb
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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
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My legs were gooey and useless, my arms burned, my lungs begged for oxygen.—
Martin Suarez,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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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 18 Sep. 2025.
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