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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for spongy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spongy
Adjective
  • 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
  • Thousands of reviewers have highlighted how soft and cozy the pad feels.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • However, microfiber cloths are soft, highly absorbent, and excellent at trapping dirt and dust.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Oracle was born in the floppy-disk era; Larry Ellison made his first billion in 1992.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • The first prototype of the squishy candy debuted in Germany in 1922.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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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