Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soak (up)
Verb
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Related article Is drinking alcohol bad for your health?—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025 -
The Baltimore area is seeing changes in its food and drink scene with Fuzzies Burgers partnering with Atlas Restaurant Group, Lost Ark Distilling ending its eight years in business and GameOn in Federal Hill closing in March.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Although many at first wondered whether his threats of tariffs were a bluff and his suggestion that the U.S. absorb Canada was a joke, there is a growing sense that he must be taken seriously.—
Kate Linthicum and Denis Calnan Los Angeles Times (TNS),
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Almost no area could absorb that much rain without flooding, but recent storms have already soaked soils in this region and make the threat that much more serious.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Talarico has taken up the role this week as Guillermo Castellani has stepped down from the position.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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The oversized piece took up much of the frame of the camera.—
Mikelle Street,
WWD,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Soak (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soak%20%28up%29. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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