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Recent Examples of gelatinous
This gelatinous blob is an invertebrate called a bryozoan, specifically the species Pectinatella magnifica.
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Laura Baisas Aug 20, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
More of the moon jellies suddenly made their way to the sea’s surface, with hundreds of the gelatinous creatures suddenly blanketing the harbor water’s surface in an awe-inspiring sight.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
With warm summer waters still lingering in the North Sea, plant operators and marine scientists will be watching closely for the next unpredictable wave of these gelatinous troublemakers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
The brain is essentially an electrical organ, and that fact plus its gelatinous consistency pose a hard technological problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
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Laura Baisas Aug 20, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
More of the moon jellies suddenly made their way to the sea’s surface, with hundreds of the gelatinous creatures suddenly blanketing the harbor water’s surface in an awe-inspiring sight.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
With warm summer waters still lingering in the North Sea, plant operators and marine scientists will be watching closely for the next unpredictable wave of these gelatinous troublemakers.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
The brain is essentially an electrical organ, and that fact plus its gelatinous consistency pose a hard technological problem.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelatinous
Adjective
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Often the liquid solvent used is propylene glycol — a viscous, colorless liquid with a slightly sweet flavor.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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Some of it’s thin and watery, and some is viscous and goopy.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Lost Boys is one of Schumacher's most deliciously gonzo films, an unceasingly fun roller coaster ride of fangs, big hair, and brilliantly gooey practical effects.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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Our new favorite dump cake tastes like a cross between a gooey pecan pie and a buttery, cakey cobbler.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cook, stirring frequently until the mixture is thick and syrupy, about 10 minutes.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Unlike a liqueur, this isn’t built on syrupy sweetness.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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With a rocker’s bleached-out shag, ropy arms vined with tattoos and jangly silver bracelets, and skintight jeans slashed by rips and rivets, Mr. Webb was a proudly resolute bearer of the punk-glam torch, even as the decades moved inexorably along.—
Penelope Green,
New York Times,
16 Apr. 2020
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Nearly 2m Ukrainians have arrived since 2014, pushed by a ropy national economy and a war in the country’s east, and pulled by higher wages in Poland.—
The Economist,
The Economist,
22 Feb. 2020
Adjective
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On the table next to Captain Purdie’s bunk is what looks like a copper coin, a fringe of glutinous seaweed smothering it to the surface of the wood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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As former restaurant critics, recipe developers, cookbook editors, and food bloggers, our troupe knows when a stand mixer is destined for glutinous greatness or is meant to live in the shadow of the kitchen appliance titans.—
Emily Peck Julia Forbes,
Wired News,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Watch this video for a step-by-step video on how to make gummy bears at home.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Most gummy candies work fine in the freeze dryer, but chocolate M&Ms don’t work in this form.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Gelatinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelatinous. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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