as in corn
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental the latest goo from a children's author who knows how to lay it on thick

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Recent Examples of goo Spattered food and grease can harden or become a sticky goo, making cleaning up later difficult. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025 And while the studio version ends with a calm, quiet narration by actor Yeo Jin-goo, the Ruby Experience transformed the song’s outro into an energetic, live band version as Jennie celebrated the night with her dancers and a big bow to thank the audience. Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025 An invisible microwave shot out of the tube and made the center of the brick look like a glowing white sun; an inky goo bubbled out. Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025 Fingers, human and otherwise, were crossed that a third Paddington escapade would be a charm, or at the very least, not sink the franchise in syrupy goo. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goo
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Noun
  • Family-friendly activities include arts and crafts, video games, physical movement activities, interactive spray paint murals, corn hole and hop-scotch, all along the South Dock.
    Saleema Syed, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2025
  • Grandma usually trades in her love and care for some choice chores, including help with shucking fresh corn for creamed corn or buttery sauteed corn.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • However, trade classification is not the only contributor to trade sludge.
    Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Pacific Palisades experienced a major intersection submerged in three feet of sludge, and roads near the Eaton Fire burn scar were overtaken by several feet of mud, trees, and vegetation.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025

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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goo. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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