The Blotter soaked up the spilled ink
There's no way around it: Fried foods contain a lot of fat. In the process of frying, the oil gets soaked up like a sponge.
For the next few years he soaked up as much music, drama and literature as he could manage.
For a water manager, the only time water is consumed is when it evaporates into the air or is soaked up by plants and then turned into water vapor (transpiration).
The excess liquidity was soaked up by the stock market, which gave the appearance of economic growth.
Tones of the Sou are tones that have been soaked up from people's hearts and those from Nature.