sponging

Example Sentences

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Generative AI is developing so quickly that soon the large-language models sponging up information on the internet will run out of content to feed on.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024

He hung around the Cincinnati station at all hours, sponging up shot composition and camera angles.

From New York Times • May 18, 2022

Wetlands also act as our planet's kidneys, sponging up excess rainwater to prevent flooding, and filtering out some sediment and contaminants before they can reach springs, creeks, groundwater, ocean.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2021

But for a while after seeing your video, I was sponging down my milk cartons in bleach.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2020

Fifty track workers slogged over the course, sponging the mud out of the puddles.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand