gelatinous

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Recent Examples of gelatinous On top of that, the medical team added a clear, soft tub made of a gelatinous material. Kristen Jordan Shamus, USA Today, 19 May 2025 Everyone on the Team Girl side is completely saturated, including Pons, who slips in the gelatinous substance and falls, not once but twice. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025 This gelatinous creature, known for its massive eyes and long arms, was found during an expedition by the CSIRO. Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025 The mixture, which is thick and more gelatinous than flegg, has a neutral taste but can be texturally grainy. Angela Haupt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gelatinous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelatinous
Adjective
  • As water evaporated, the juice was ladled from vat to vat, progressively reducing until a thick, viscous syrup remained.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
  • Soko’s innovative Hydrogel technology, used for denim finishing, transforms water into a highly viscous state, enveloping fabrics and protecting them from aggressive agents while reducing water consumption by up to 10 times compared to traditional methods.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • This classic Southern dessert is gooey, buttery and sweet, and is a perfect match to a cup of coffee.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
  • There’s charm to the Hazel Park operation, where the cheese is gooey and the sauce is slightly sweet and sporadically deployed.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • With a rocker’s bleached-out shag, ropy arms vined with tattoos and jangly silver bracelets, and skintight jeans slashed by rips and rivets, Mr. Webb was a proudly resolute bearer of the punk-glam torch, even as the decades moved inexorably along.
    Penelope Green, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • Nearly 2m Ukrainians have arrived since 2014, pushed by a ropy national economy and a war in the country’s east, and pulled by higher wages in Poland.
    The Economist, The Economist, 22 Feb. 2020
Adjective
  • Just don't get overconfident and overtax the motor on thick, glutinous batter—or keep this running for long mixing times above 10 minutes.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 29 June 2025
  • Often, Marvin came up with performances on the spot as DoP Ruslan Fedotov filmed – for instance, writhing in a glutinous pool of mud.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • An array of toppings — including tajin, Oreo, cookie dough bites, and gummy bears — are available for an additional 50 cents.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
  • Erivo later revealed to Winfrey that a little surprise was waiting for her underneath her seat: a box of Junior Mints, a bag of Haribo gummy bears, and a red toy car.
    Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 9 June 2025

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“Gelatinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelatinous. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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