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Recent Examples of goo
Spattered food and grease can harden or become a sticky goo, making cleaning up later difficult.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
As the curse causes the infected villagers to become violently murderous, police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) tries to get to the bottom of it, personally motivated by his daughter's own transformation.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Snail goo One of the more artful shots in Wuthering Heights features the clearish mucus of a snail trailing along a window.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Indigenous people and Spanish settlers utilized the viscous goo for medicinal purposes and waterproofing boats.
—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
As the curse causes the infected villagers to become violently murderous, police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) tries to get to the bottom of it, personally motivated by his daughter's own transformation.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Snail goo One of the more artful shots in Wuthering Heights features the clearish mucus of a snail trailing along a window.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Indigenous people and Spanish settlers utilized the viscous goo for medicinal purposes and waterproofing boats.
—Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goo
Noun
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Look, if this is not enough Oscars schmaltz for you, your bar may be too high!—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Eggs, matzo meal, broth, and schmaltz come together to produce tender, reliably fluffy dumplings.—
Molly Baz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Focused on protein loading and very little else, the social media trend, especially popular among Gen Z men, glorifies eating a bowl of tasteless mush.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
18 Mar. 2026
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Weil said the purpose of the report is to detail home long-term care services have become mush less affordable as costs have risen.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The second is a 100-day sludge line that will poison the reserves oil-hungry nations are racing to drain.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goo. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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