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 gummy worms give a fruity contrast to the cake and very much will remind you of your childhood.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
In 2023, the candy maker Haribo opened its first U.S. plant in Wisconsin, after decades of importing its gummy bears.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Mini snacks: Goldfish crackers, pretzels, and gummy fruit snacks all come in bite-size treat bags and can be stuffed securely inside your little lovebug's eggs.
—Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
People with celiac disease have an immune response to gluten, a protein found in foods such as bread, pasta, gummy bears and soy sauce.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 5 May 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
In 2023, the candy maker Haribo opened its first U.S. plant in Wisconsin, after decades of importing its gummy bears.
—Melissa Eddy, New York Times, 13 May 2025
Mini snacks: Goldfish crackers, pretzels, and gummy fruit snacks all come in bite-size treat bags and can be stuffed securely inside your little lovebug's eggs.
—Erinne Magee, Parents, 16 Apr. 2025
People with celiac disease have an immune response to gluten, a protein found in foods such as bread, pasta, gummy bears and soy sauce.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gummy
Adjective
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His original rolling paper brand, Lion Papers, came back from production missing a critical detail: the adhesive strip.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Getting rid of deteriorating tile would expose those in the school to asbestos through the floor’s adhesive, so the district also approved asbestos abatement to be completed this summer.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Our formulas are oxybenzone-free, water- and sweat-resistant, and designed lightweight unlike typical sport sunscreens that leave you feeling sticky or break down in the heat of competition.—
Dave Knox,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Season 3, relentless in its examination of the sticky contours of Carm’s trauma, offered fewer bursts of that kind of respite.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2025
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“Gummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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