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
The video continues with several more rounds of rock-paper-scissors and gummy foods including peppers, soda, and pizza.
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
If the oven runs too cool, the potatoes can take longer to cook, developing a more dense, gummy texture.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
YumEarth makes organic lollipops, gummy bears and fruit snacks with no artificial dyes.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Advancing Innovation in Gummy Supplements Previously an obstacle for the brand, gummy VMS have since become a popular part of the market.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
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Fortesa Latifi, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2026
If the oven runs too cool, the potatoes can take longer to cook, developing a more dense, gummy texture.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
YumEarth makes organic lollipops, gummy bears and fruit snacks with no artificial dyes.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026
Advancing Innovation in Gummy Supplements Previously an obstacle for the brand, gummy VMS have since become a popular part of the market.
—Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gummy
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Dripping glitter, shimmering adhesive crystals, dramatic slashes of eyeliner and smudges of eyeshadow—there was a playful, shifting experimentalism here, to signal the young characters’ changeability and ingenuity.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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While traditional wallpaper is meticulously pasted to a wall, peel-and-stick attaches quickly with an adhesive backing.—
Shagun Khare,
Martha Stewart,
16 Apr. 2026
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The worry looming over the economy Earlier this month, Dimon had also warned in his shareholder letter that the war in Iran risks oil and commodity price shocks that could keep inflation sticky and push interest rates higher than the market now expects.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Apollo chief economist Torsten Slok has warned the combination of tariffs, sticky inflation, and slowing growth can create a stagflation-like setup, one that would be hostile to both markets and consumers.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Gummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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