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Recent Examples of goo
A lot of blood and weird vampire goo!
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
Spattered food and grease can harden or become a sticky goo, making cleaning up later difficult.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
As the curse causes the infected villagers to become violently murderous, police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) tries to get to the bottom of it, personally motivated by his daughter's own transformation.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Here, the goo is more implied than actually seen, but in a movie full of sexualized fluids, this is definitely the most literal and the most explicit.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
Spattered food and grease can harden or become a sticky goo, making cleaning up later difficult.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
As the curse causes the infected villagers to become violently murderous, police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) tries to get to the bottom of it, personally motivated by his daughter's own transformation.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Here, the goo is more implied than actually seen, but in a movie full of sexualized fluids, this is definitely the most literal and the most explicit.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goo
Noun
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Look, if this is not enough Oscars schmaltz for you, your bar may be too high!—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Add ½ cup melted schmaltz (chicken fat) or vegetable oil, ¼ cup plus 2 Tbsp.—
Molly Baz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sargassum is washing up on South Florida beaches in mountainous amounts, rotting into a gag-worthy mush.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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The reframe worked like a set of corrective lenses, sharpening sentimental mush into something with meaning and claws.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Lake Erie froze solid that year, but Dwight said the toxic sludge at the bottom of the river and the sheen of oil across the top would keep the Cuyahoga from freezing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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In February, the Johnson County commissioners issued a disaster declaration after PFAS chemicals were discovered in soil, water and animal tissue samples collected from agricultural land on which fertilizer made from sewage sludge was used.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 May 2026
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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goo. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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