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sponge

noun as in moocher

noun as in drunk

verb as in mooch

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Sea slugs, corals, clams and sponges may not get as much of the spotlight as blue whales or sharks, but these curious creatures come with a host of unique, hard-to-believe abilities.

"I'm very proud of Leonardo. He was a sponge. He wanted to learn," Caton-Jones said.

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“I don’t think bitcoin has any other value than being a sponge for liquidity,” he said.

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She watches a bluebird move a sponge along the wooden boards of the deck.

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“Chocolate cake, vanilla cake, carrot cake, sponge cake, coconut cake, marble cake, pineapple cake, mousse cake, nougat cake, cheesecake, pound cake, and Black Forest cake,” Miss Mortimer explained.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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