as in oily
overly or insincerely flattering
a typically soapy introduction for the guest speaker at the organization's annual banquet
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Recent Examples of soapy
Officials also recommend washing bottles, preparation surfaces and any other items that may have come into contact with the formula using hot, soapy water or a dishwasher.
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Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
For routine care, use warm, soapy water on tiles and baking soda paste on grout to lift grime gently.
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Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
These are soapy, sudsy materials that form a film over fire and starve it of oxygen.
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Carrie McDonough,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for soapy
Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
For routine care, use warm, soapy water on tiles and baking soda paste on grout to lift grime gently.
—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
10 June 2026
Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
30 May 2026
These are soapy, sudsy materials that form a film over fire and starve it of oxygen.
—
Carrie McDonough,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for soapy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soapy
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The sunscreen is a great match for dry, oily, and combination skin, as well as complexions predisposed to breakouts and rosacea.
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Fatty Fish Fatty or oily fish are fish and other seafood that naturally store oil all over their bodies, including their tissues and around their guts.
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Toxic fumes are leaking into airplanes and sickening passengers and crew members at an alarming rate, according to a September 2025 report by The Wall Street Journal.
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The concept of this many women vying for West is somewhat sickening to me.
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Except for the unfettered devotion in the latter is replaced by swooping strings and a gushy chorus that merely offer an antiseptic veneer.
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The announcement may come as a shock for country fans who have followed the couple through their sappy podcast appearances and gushy acceptance speeches.
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The unctuous and sweet char siu pork jowl is interspersed with green apple pressed with lime and ginger for a bright and crisp counter to the fatty pig.
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Made with the unctuous 8-percent-fat milk of the water buffalo—animals that may have arrived in the area via the Normans by way of Sicily, or perhaps by the Goths coming from Central Asia—buffalo mozzarella has been produced at least since the twelfth century.
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His widow doesn’t exactly look too broken up; less than a week after his death, Lee spots her snuggling with Dale’s brother Donald, an oleaginous candidate for governor played by Kyle MacLachlan.
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One defense, beginning in the late eighteen-hundreds, was flypaper, sheets of which were coated on one side with an oleaginous substance that lured flies, then permanently trapped them.
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Though mighty hagiographic, McPhee’s ability to break down a player’s gifts makes a poetic case for the game.
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While these celebrity docs are hagiographic and formulaic, the interviews with Nadal and family and rivals like Federer and Novak Djokovic do push beyond the surface.
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“Soapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapy. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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