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Recent Examples of mucilage
Each tiny seed sucks up water to form a layer of mucilage, creating a gel-like texture.
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Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
What is sea moss good for? Sea moss is high in mucilage (a sticky substance made by plants), which can soothe irritated membranes in the respiratory tract.
—Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2026
But lately, a lot of growers in Latin America and Africa have begun to try out natural process beans, fermenting some of the coffee berry sugars or mucilage.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
The digestive process strips the mucilage from the beans and induces fermentation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
What is sea moss good for? Sea moss is high in mucilage (a sticky substance made by plants), which can soothe irritated membranes in the respiratory tract.
—Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2026
But lately, a lot of growers in Latin America and Africa have begun to try out natural process beans, fermenting some of the coffee berry sugars or mucilage.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
The digestive process strips the mucilage from the beans and induces fermentation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucilage
Noun
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With laser guidance, contractors applied epoxy to joint the blocks end-on.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
16 May 2026
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In recent years, simplified versions of kintsugi using epoxy and metallic powders have gained popularity, offering quicker and less expensive results.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
Noun
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No one refilling a water glass or delivering plates.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
12 Mar. 2026
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These marks are common and hard to avoid—McAllister says they can be caused by anything from a water glass without a coaster to a warm pizza box that’s just been delivered.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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As with the Apollo spacecraft, Orion’s heat shield is made principally of a material known as Avcoat, a combination of epoxy resin and silica fibers, designed to absorb the fires of reentry and slowly burn off, or ablate, carrying the reentry heat away from the capsule and crew.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
11 Apr. 2026
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Scientists in Switzerland have recently come up with a recyclable epoxy resin that could greatly slash plastic production from aircrafts, cars and wind turbines which until now were almost impossible to reuse.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Unique ice cream flavors include Baklava (honey ice cream with phyllo dough, almond paste and crushed almonds) for Algeria and Sachertote (chocolate ice cream with chocolate sponge cake and an apricot swirl) for Austria.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee
May 15,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
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Nearly 500 years before, a Franciscan friar arrived in what is now the state of Jalisco carrying a 13-inch icon of the Virgin Mary that had been molded by Indigenous craftsmen from a paste of corn pith and orchid bulbs.—
Franklin Leonard,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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Sustainable method Building on their existing reversible packaging glue, the team has developed a new version that is electrically conductive for joining electronic components just like solder.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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These products include glue, shoe polish, paint thinner, aerosol sprays, gasoline and nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
Noun
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However, unlike permanent solder, this new adhesive can be easily dissolved in an alkaline solution or a green solvent such as acetone.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
15 May 2026
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Heat and moisture from a steam mop can loosen adhesives or damage laminate and hardwood finishes, even though the surface may look clean afterward.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2026
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Dabbing that memory with superglue, the Bruins went on to win the program’s 11th — and still most recent –national title.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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Also recovered were two notebooks, superglue, UPS packages and other miscellaneous items, according to the report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Our cabin consisted of five rooms of varying size, three singles and three doubles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 May 2026
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Offseason additions of Shiann Darkangelo, Scamurra and Roque gave Montreal more size and versatility at forward, which certainly paid off when the games mattered most.—
Hailey Salvian,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Mucilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucilage. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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