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spongy

adjective as in cushioned, absorbent

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In order to do this, the stem cells that manufacture red blood cells in our spongy bone marrow are harvested.

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“If it feels light and spongy and there’s any roots popping up, that is almost surely a tree that’s falling over,” he said.

When the invasive spongy moth is in its caterpillar phase, it isn’t a picky eater.

I swarmed up him, over the life preserver, spongy with all its milkweed inside.

Mammal bones usually have a solid exterior and are spongy or hollow in the center.

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

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