Thesaurus results for GOOS

goo

noun

ˈgü

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 When a spate of gruesome killings that resemble a decades-old crime rock a small town, disgraced detective Lee Dong-sik (Shin Ha-kyun) has a chance to restore his reputation with the help of young upstart investigator Han Joo-won (Yeo Jin-goo). —

Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026 Disappointingly, the alien elements don’t reach full Screaming Mad George surrealism until the end of the movie, relying a bit too much on blue goo and screaming along the way. —

Katie Rife, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026 There's plenty of gore and goo — the transformation process is not pretty. —

Robert Lloyd, Houston Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2026 Mucilage is found across the plant world Okra is not the only plant with goo-producing levels of mucilage. —

Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goo

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Noun

The Retter family has grown corn, soy and a little bit of wheat for decades.

— Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Watch summer corn shine in this fresh and flavorful recipe that stars sumac and feta in one delicious recipe.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026