as in sludge
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental a story about a lost puppy that was pure corn

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Recent Examples of corn Guests can also experience rides, games, live entertainment, shopping with local vendors and a corn maze. Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Much of what makes up the third largest municipality in the state by land, however, is corn. Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 23 Oct. 2025 Attractions covered by admission include a Lainey Wilson corn maze, hay ride, cow and pumpkin trains, carousel, zip line, jumping pillows, obstacle course, petting farm, mechanical swings and slides, musical shows and so much more. Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025 Instacart found that candy corn consistently made up 2-3% of all candy orders made through the platform nationwide last October, despite its polarizing reputation. Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for corn
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  • That includes farmers who have had sludge from water treatment plants spread on their land containing PFAS, fire departments, airports and municipalities, people who own land that was polluted by PFAS originating from another nearby property or waste facilities that accepted PFAS.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After Netflix’s Adolescence directed mainstream attention to the toxic sludge awaiting young men online, Rekt drives the point home in the most disturbing ways.
    Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • This American remake of the South Korean drama Il Mare is romantic goo that’s relatively easy to resist, and its ruminations on fate, love, destiny, and luck are all pretty standard for the genre.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corn. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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