sponge
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Researchers weighed each sponge before and after use to determine how much material was lost over time.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
The researchers estimated that if a particular sponge type were used in every German household, annual emissions could reach as much as 355 tonnes of microplastics.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Like squeezing a sponge, the descending motion dries the air out and when you add in the fact the air is compressed, this also adds to the air heating up.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
It will occupy an area partly covered in a marshy oasis, or "vega," which acts as a natural sponge.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
When things get beyond him he throws up the sponge altogether; he just goes to pieces.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Vocabulary lists containing sponge
Marine Biology - Introductory
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