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Recent Examples of gum
New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
Rickeldoris Candy & Popcorn is one of many local shops that maintain the vintage vibe, selling old-fashioned classic candies like bottle caps, Pop Rocks and even clove gum.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
This is a brilliant move given trial attorneys gum up the rate-review process and are paid handsomely for it.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The alginate and gellan gum turn from a powder into a gel in the presence of blood immediately upon contact.
—New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2026
Rickeldoris Candy & Popcorn is one of many local shops that maintain the vintage vibe, selling old-fashioned classic candies like bottle caps, Pop Rocks and even clove gum.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
Losses accelerated following Trump’s tariff threat, which could gum up global trade and lead the economy to burn less fuel.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
This is a brilliant move given trial attorneys gum up the rate-review process and are paid handsomely for it.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gum
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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
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There's plenty of gore and goo — the transformation process is not pretty.—
Robert Lloyd,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jan. 2026
Verb
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These are gold NPs that clump together and form tiny spheres.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Individually Quick Frozen, vegetables are flash-frozen in single layers rather than clumped together.—
Amber Love Bond,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 June 2025
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Some loyalists were tarred and feathered, scalped, or even hanged.—
Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 June 2025
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Citrus seeds contain compounds called cyanogenic glycosides, which can release trace amounts of hydrogen cyanide, a naturally occurring chemical that, in larger amounts, can interfere with how the body uses oxygen, when seeds are thoroughly chewed or crushed.—
Stacey Lastoe,
Southern Living,
30 Jan. 2026
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Some may be more liquid, while others really require chewing.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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To remedy this, DIYers with plumbing experience can tighten up the valve with a set of channel locks, replace the valve, or repair the connection between the valve and the tank by adding plumber's dope or plumber's tape to help improve the seal.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
28 Jan. 2026
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This includes a new location, new hours, and as always, dope vibes!—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Prevent rust by cleaning cast iron right after cooking, drying it thoroughly, and oiling it every time.—
Emily Benda Gaylord,
The Spruce,
17 Jan. 2026
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Ramakrishnan typically oils her hair twice a week before washing it.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Soaking chia seeds results in a gel-like coating, called mucilage, that surrounds the seeds.—
Team Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2026
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The gel, called mucilage, forms on the seeds' outer layer.—
Randi Gollin,
Martha Stewart,
22 Jan. 2026
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When the Trump administration announced massive cuts to federal health agencies earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was getting rid of excess administrators who were larding the government with bureaucratic bloat.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
21 Aug. 2025
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Democrats larded the grant requirements with all types of woke nonsense dictating, among other things, where the stations had to be built and who would be allowed to build them.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Gum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gum. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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