sponging

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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

There’s a lot of scraping and sponging involved.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2023

Dr. Jay has studied the body’s responses to sitting near an electric fan, wearing wetted clothing and sponging down with water.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 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

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

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand