GUMS (UP) Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

gums (up)

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present tense third-person singular of gum (up)

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to prevent passage through by filling with something pipes gummed up with cooking grease

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The Connected Vehicle Rule, finalized in 2025 under the Biden Administration, effectively blocks Polestar from selling cars in the US starting with the 2027 model year.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
One blocks the receptor binding protein, which the virus uses to attach to human cells.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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