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as in soft
giving easily to the touch
spongy moss covered the ground
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Recent Examples of spongy
The owners of Konjo, Fetien Gibre-Michael and Yoseph Assefa, have introduced an untold number of Denverites to injera, a spongy bread that accompanies most meals.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Bare, blackened trees with pointed, spindly limbs and black soil that felt strange underfoot, both spongy and brittle.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Some of the swampland bordering the streams was spongy, miry, or covered with shallow water; much was flat lowland, normally dry except in time of flood.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Here, our favorite pillows for stomach sleepers that are soft and spongy for a good night’s sleep.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Bare, blackened trees with pointed, spindly limbs and black soil that felt strange underfoot, both spongy and brittle.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
Some of the swampland bordering the streams was spongy, miry, or covered with shallow water; much was flat lowland, normally dry except in time of flood.
—Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 21 Aug. 2025
Here, our favorite pillows for stomach sleepers that are soft and spongy for a good night’s sleep.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spongy
Adjective
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Traditional shades of red and green remain present, but they’re joined by bubble gum pink and soft blue for a more eclectic palette.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Tejasvi designed it with large-font type to make text easier to see and read, and a soft, blue theme intended to be soothing to people who may come to the site fresh from a scam and be fearful or frazzled.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The interior layer of the nursing pads is usually made of absorbent material like microfiber, while the layer that comes in contact with your skin is a soft bamboo or cotton fabric that will be sensitive on your nipples.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Prevent oil stains on concrete by using absorbent mats under cars and yard equipment in the garage to catch any leaks, and keep vehicles maintained so oil leaks won't be a problem.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The 9-inch monochrome CRT was retained, but the floppy drive no longer had a door, and the keyboard was extended with several special keys.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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So pack that sunscreen, toss a floppy hat into your weekend bag, and get ready to sip fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Germain McMicking—Neon Advertisement Together is a squishy-gross body-horror comedy about the ways longtime couples sometimes meld sensibilities so completely that one partner or the other may feel subsumed by the whole.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Timing that shortest of all short windows between when an avocado is hard as rock and horribly black and squishy has become one of the millennium’s many small trials in life (for avocado fans at least).—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Discoveries in brain science have shown us that our emotions, our angers and sympathies, even our personalities are controlled by chemicals within the three pounds of mushy mass in our skulls.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Rice slow simmers and cooks up tender, buttery, and creamy, but not mushy.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Spongy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spongy. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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