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Recent Examples of goo
On August 17, the agency posted a photo on social media of someone holding what appears to be a large ball of gelatinous goo.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Holding a tomato half over a compost bin or trash can, insert your thumb or finger into the cavities to nudge out the seeds and goo.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Not sure what’s funnier and more disturbing, Sweet Tooth’s urine test coming back as a black goo, or Axel not allowing a blood sample, presumably because his blood is gasoline.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Sheik plans to explore the goo’s origin, noting that there are many scenarios to consider, including whether the substance grew in the rudder shaft in the first place or somehow hitched a ride on the boat.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Holding a tomato half over a compost bin or trash can, insert your thumb or finger into the cavities to nudge out the seeds and goo.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2025
Not sure what’s funnier and more disturbing, Sweet Tooth’s urine test coming back as a black goo, or Axel not allowing a blood sample, presumably because his blood is gasoline.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
Sheik plans to explore the goo’s origin, noting that there are many scenarios to consider, including whether the substance grew in the rudder shaft in the first place or somehow hitched a ride on the boat.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goo
Noun
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There are also local food vendors and artisans selling an array of eggs, bread, nuts, spices, oils, dips, fresh and pre-made food and meals, kettle corn, honey, coffee and vegan and vegetarian options.—
Greg Mellen,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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Across four separate sessions, participants consumed either 50 grams of sucrose or glucose—another type of sugar found in foods like grapes, corn, potatoes, and energy drinks—with or without 10 grams of raspberry leaf tea.—
Christina Manian,
Health,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Sep. 2025
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Desalinating that water, however, would produce tons of brine, or super-salty sludge, as waste.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goo. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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