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Recent Examples of gelatinous
The mixture, which is thick and more gelatinous than flegg, has a neutral taste but can be texturally grainy.
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Squishy, pale and gelatinous, the blobfish isn’t winning any beauty pageants.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Sunfish reside in open waters across the globe in tropical and temperate oceans and feed on mainly jellies and other gelatinous zooplankton like salps, squid, fish, crustaceans and algae.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Squishy, pale and gelatinous, the blobfish isn’t winning any beauty pageants.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Back in 2013, the gelatinous sea creature was declared the world’s ugliest animal.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Sunfish reside in open waters across the globe in tropical and temperate oceans and feed on mainly jellies and other gelatinous zooplankton like salps, squid, fish, crustaceans and algae.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gelatinous
Adjective
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The palate is flavorful and creamy, with an oily, viscous mouthfeel, showcasing notes of dark chocolate, fig, raisin, white pepper, and a hint of mint.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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This is a much more viscous material that does not flow very readily and, instead, can cause explosive eruptions.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Cook until the edges are crispy and the middle is gooey but cooked through.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
15 June 2025
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Scientist Richard Arnott told National Geographic that the fish only looks so gooey because of rapid depressurization when its brought to the surface.—
Greta Cross,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 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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Just don't get overconfident and overtax the motor on thick, glutinous batter—or keep this running for long mixing times above 10 minutes.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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Often, Marvin came up with performances on the spot as DoP Ruslan Fedotov filmed – for instance, writhing in a glutinous pool of mud.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Dairy Queen’s take on the tasty treat combines Oreo cookie pieces, gummy worms, and fudgy crumble all blended into their trademark super-thick and creamy vanilla soft serve.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
18 June 2025
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New & Noteworthy Sour Patch Kids Strawberry-Watermelon Glow Ups, the first-ever gummy candy that glows under blacklight.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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“Gelatinous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gelatinous. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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