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Recent Examples of goop The earth between the pipe and the riverbank is covered in a slick-looking, bright orange goop. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026 Her long-standing affinity for John Galliano, Dior, and Giorgio Armani, paired with her own contemporary vision through the goop brand, reflects a deep understanding of luxury living. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026 If not eaten immediately, the lovely creaminess becomes a dense pile of goop with no hope of Cinderella-ing itself back to a luxurious state. — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Mar. 2026 In addition to her Oscar-winning acting work, Paltrow is the founder of goop, multiple category-ensemble of brands, including goop Beauty, GWYN, and goop Kitchen, a fast-growing, health-forward take-out and delivery concept with 13 locations and new market expansions underway. — Marc Malkin, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goop

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Working in his parents’ attic in London, Perkin began experimenting with aniline, a clear oil derived from coal tar—the leftover thick black goo from Victorian gas lighting.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
Birds visiting the feeder can get the goo on their wings, hampering their ability to fly and possibly leading to their untimely deaths.

— Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

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It’s also packed with a slew of cleansing agents that are known for effectively sloughing away gunk while being gentle enough not to damage the skin barrier.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
Using a small scrub brush, scrape out any gunk that’s built in your P-trap.

— Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026

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