Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soak (up)
Verb
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And there are plenty of ways to eat, drink and enjoy that tough-ass plant in Tucson. Follow me on LinkedIn.—
Rona Berg,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025 -
February 20, 2025 Americans are drinking alcohol less.—
Jessi Roti,
Bon Appétit,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This became the hope, and the promise, of comedy as standup exploded in popularity in the latter half of the twentieth century, its cadences absorbed into other realms of American entertainment, from late night to the sitcom.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
The New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2025
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Similarly, 300-unit market-rate buildings have lower costs per unit than 40-unit buildings that absorb the cost of federal funds and the inefficient system that is LIHTC.—
Marisa Novara,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The peasants were willing to take up arms to secure their freedom.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Supreme Court agreed in October to take up Ames' case.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
25 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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