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as in soft
giving easily to the touch
spongy moss covered the ground
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as in absorbent
able to soak up liquids especially readily
generously pour the brandy over the cake, which is so spongy that it will absorb most of the liquid
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Recent Examples of spongy
According to the study, their skull includes a rigid beak, a flexible hyoid bone wrapping around the skull, and a layer of spongy bone between the hyoid and skull bone.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Their slow decay provides long-term nutrient reservoirs, helping to build spongy soils that support future forest growth.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Multiple myeloma is a chronic (long-term) blood cancer that affects plasma cells made in the bone marrow, which is spongy tissue found inside bones.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 14 Sep. 2025
His 3-year-old grandson, Aaron Jennings, climbs the opposite chair and bounces on its spongy base, giggling.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
Their slow decay provides long-term nutrient reservoirs, helping to build spongy soils that support future forest growth.
—Greg Sullivan, AFAR Media, 15 Sep. 2025
Multiple myeloma is a chronic (long-term) blood cancer that affects plasma cells made in the bone marrow, which is spongy tissue found inside bones.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 14 Sep. 2025
His 3-year-old grandson, Aaron Jennings, climbs the opposite chair and bounces on its spongy base, giggling.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spongy
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Another noteworthy development is Arts Landing, a four-acre city park in Downtown Pittsburgh featuring public art, greenery and performance space set to soft open in April 2026.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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For the white colorway, a contrasting gum sole with a soft suede toe highlights the sneaker, while the black version features a brown distressed tooling.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
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Put a load of the non-absorbent towels in the washer (don't overload) and run the load on a regular wash cycle in warm or hot water.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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In its natural form, sea moss is hyper-absorbent.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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This one’s floppy collar drew me in, while the $25 price kept me on the page.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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As a remedy, researchers have created a soft mechanical metamaterial—a rubber sheet cut into a repeating pattern—that can perform matrix-vector multiplication using floppy modes, or motions that require almost no energy.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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Or perhaps feces from Vaulted Deep, seaweed from Running Tide, rocky dust from Lithos, or the latest squishy white balls from Spiritus?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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It’s topped with American cheese and served on a super squishy, delicious potato bun.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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Use pruners to remove any dead or damaged segments and mushy, brown, or soft roots.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Before frost turns the leaves of your basil black and mushy, 3- to 4-inch cuttings from healthy basil plants in early fall to keep the herb alive through winter.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Spongy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spongy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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