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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
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.
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 14 Sep. 2025
Some desiccants are solid, others are liquid but the newest — hydrogels or aerogels — are spongy.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 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
Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak tree, which is primarily grown and harvested in the Mediterranean basin.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 14 Sep. 2025
Some desiccants are solid, others are liquid but the newest — hydrogels or aerogels — are spongy.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 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
Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak tree, which is primarily grown and harvested in the Mediterranean basin.
—Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spongy
Adjective
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Dress up your bedroom with a new seven-piece comforter set or sink into something super soft like the Bedsure fluffy comforter.—
Sheri Kaz,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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Thousands of reviewers have highlighted how soft and cozy the pad feels.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a lot of chatter about the giant, plush towels of luxury resorts and not nearly enough about the benefits of a lightweight, super-absorbent textile.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
20 Oct. 2025
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However, microfiber cloths are soft, highly absorbent, and excellent at trapping dirt and dust.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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Oracle was born in the floppy-disk era; Larry Ellison made his first billion in 1992.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Hall’s subversion of menswear — floppy hats, loose slacks and oversized collared shirts, or a necktie bursting out from the bottom of a waistcoat — was, in many ways, Keaton’s own.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On a warm day in September, Schlink’s son crawled on the squishy, rubber surface of the large playground near their house.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
15 Oct. 2025
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The first prototype of the squishy candy debuted in Germany in 1922.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Wait until the first frost when the foliage has turned brown, wilted, or mushy and the stems have blackened.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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With a new coach, new management (which might be Jarmo Kekäläinen or could be somebody brand new), the Sabres could at least craft a vision that aimed somewhere beyond the mushy middle as a best.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Spongy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spongy. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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