as in adhesive
tending to adhere to objects upon contact
the outside of the bottle was gummy with old dribbles of salad oil
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Recent Examples of gummy
New & Noteworthy Sour Patch Kids Strawberry-Watermelon Glow Ups, the first-ever gummy candy that glows under blacklight.
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Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Bonbon The Swedish candy shop will open just off Main Street in Sag Harbor, surely delighting kids—and parents—of all ages with their sour gummy candies and marshmallows.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 May 2025
The same year, two people were arrested and charged when seven Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a plastic bag with fentanyl residue on it.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The gummy worms give a fruity contrast to the cake and very much will remind you of your childhood.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
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Adam Mills, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Bonbon The Swedish candy shop will open just off Main Street in Sag Harbor, surely delighting kids—and parents—of all ages with their sour gummy candies and marshmallows.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 May 2025
The same year, two people were arrested and charged when seven Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a plastic bag with fentanyl residue on it.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 30 May 2025
The gummy worms give a fruity contrast to the cake and very much will remind you of your childhood.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gummy
Adjective
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Ford is recalling nearly 133,000 SUVs because some parts, including rear door window bars, may disconnect due to not enough adhesive, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration announced.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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The new factory is staffed by a combination of humans and robots; the latter will be tasked with moving robotaxis down the assembly line and precisely applying adhesive to the vehicles' surfaces.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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According to Hardy, this cream’s only downside is that the texture feels a bit sticky.—
Danielle Jackson,
Glamour,
9 July 2025
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Meteorologists previously used dew-point averages to calculate the start of the monsoon, a better reflection of when sticky, storm-ready air actually arrives.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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“Gummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummy. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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