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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
While sized more like a cookie, madeleines are small, spongy cakes that can be flavored simply with vanilla or modified to incorporate fruit, coffee, chocolate and more.
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Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The grip is spongy and tacky, perfect for those especially sweaty days, and the large sweet spot gives you more confidence to hit power shots or short dinks.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
Marks were high all around, although the group agreed that the interior hue was more reddish than we are used to, and the filling was more spongy than springy.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024
The middle is like a different bread entirely, soft and slightly spongy.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
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Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
The grip is spongy and tacky, perfect for those especially sweaty days, and the large sweet spot gives you more confidence to hit power shots or short dinks.
—Joe Niehaus, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2024
Marks were high all around, although the group agreed that the interior hue was more reddish than we are used to, and the filling was more spongy than springy.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2024
The middle is like a different bread entirely, soft and slightly spongy.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spongy
Adjective
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Ironically, her swollen face looks plump and round despite her partial buccal fat removal — a procedure that extracts the soft pads of tissue found inside the cheeks to create a slimmer face.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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Like all On shoes, they’re constructed to have a soft, cloudlike feel, so your feet won’t get sore during your all-day adventure.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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These towels are truly sturdy, absorbent, and consistently reliable.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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Muslin burp cloths: on sale for $6.77 Original price: $11.77 These super soft, absorbent, and quick-drying muslin burp cloths are made from 100% cotton.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Wearing tulle headdresses, beanies, skull caps, scarfs, fedoras, even floppy gardening numbers, Abdi proved that modern style can be inclusive and pioneering and bold and so glamorous all at the same time.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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The narrative takes ever wilder turns, the glamour verges on gaudy and Emily’s hats really couldn’t get any bigger or floppier (the ace costuming is by Renee Ehrlich Kalfus).—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Over the past decade, the fish has been made into countless memes, appeared in different forms of media and of course, sold as squishy plush toys.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Cinnamon Melts Hotcakes are good and all, but nothing beats a squishy mini cinnamon roll dripping with cream-cheese icing.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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The sauce was good, but the large, mushy chunks of fresh mozzarella made the pizza soggy too quickly.—
Jamie Graziano,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Mar. 2025
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Overcooked squash will cause the casserole to be mushy.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Spongy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spongy. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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