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Recent Examples of gum
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Each year, like all Wrigley investors, Paul was mailed an annual report and some sticks of gum.
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Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
Brushing harder and longer does not mean cleaner teeth, Hoss noted, adding that aggressive brushing and outdated brush designs are major contributors to gum recession and enamel wear.
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Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Casting his discerning eye on the pile was Ahmad Mastour, a gum trader with Afritec, a Sudanese gum-processing company.
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Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
Each year, like all Wrigley investors, Paul was mailed an annual report and some sticks of gum.
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Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Verb
Using clumpy detergent can clog compartments, gum up a washing machine’s internal components, and leave detergent deposits on clothes.
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Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
Brushing harder and longer does not mean cleaner teeth, Hoss noted, adding that aggressive brushing and outdated brush designs are major contributors to gum recession and enamel wear.
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Andrea Kane,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gum
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The black goo biofilm can be cleaned off with minimal effort.
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Solutions might require Gordon’s goo-gun cannon to jam up gears, or Batgirl's hacking Batarang, for example.
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Using holographic imaging technology, scientists will also investigate particle aggregation to determine how the lake’s physical dynamics cause particles to clump together and sink, affecting water clarity.
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Instead of dispersing evenly over the lawn after they are cut by the mower blades, wet clippings clump together and fall on the lawn in piles or clog your mower deck.
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The 1974 tournament in West Germany was tarred by the geopolitical fallout of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
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Public perceptions The two most damaging nuclear disasters in history – Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011 – each tarred the technology in the eyes of the public, leading politicians to decommission projects.
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Federal customs officials at Washington Dulles Airport seized 139 pounds of Ethiopian khat, a plant chewed for its amphetamine-like effect, that was destined for Sacramento.
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Slugs and snails are some of the peskiest garden visitors that can riddle plant leaves with ragged holes or chew tender crops like lettuce down to nubs overnight.
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There are some really dope curators in the city who are doing things, so maybe there’s a day party on a Saturday.
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But there was a very bad deal going on in Detroit in the summer of 1943, systemic bigotry at its worst, and the CP flooded the place with bad dope and real bad cheap rot-gut booze.
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Be sure to allow a few hours of chilling time to let the flavors meld and the biscuits, cream, and curd to set into a soft, scoopable consistency.
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Cavallari posted a clip of her and her oiled-up, bronzed six-pack in action on Instagram.
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Cook the steak Lightly oil the steaks and place on a hot grill.
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Bring along a friend who wouldn’t be able to indulge in these kinds of finger-licking treats otherwise.
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The image of the students as vivisectors, committed to extracting the hearts and licking the bones of the transgressors in their midst, seems to mirror her own hatred of the university’s tendency toward frenzied analysis.
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“Gum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gum. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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