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
Sour gummy worms, Kerry’s company on her bike, and the promise of a rest day revived me enough to finish the climb.
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Watch this video for a step-by-step video on how to make gummy bears at home.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Billie responds by casting a spell that fills every room of the house with gummy bears, forcing Justin to move the family to Alex’s apartment temporarily.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Hershey’s latest Halloween lineup includes Shaq-a-Licious XL Gummies, which were launched last year, and new Jolly Ranchers Trickies, gummies with intentionally mismatched colors, shapes, and flavors (a pink cherry gummy may, for example, taste of green apple).
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Watch this video for a step-by-step video on how to make gummy bears at home.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 12 Oct. 2025
Billie responds by casting a spell that fills every room of the house with gummy bears, forcing Justin to move the family to Alex’s apartment temporarily.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Hershey’s latest Halloween lineup includes Shaq-a-Licious XL Gummies, which were launched last year, and new Jolly Ranchers Trickies, gummies with intentionally mismatched colors, shapes, and flavors (a pink cherry gummy may, for example, taste of green apple).
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gummy
Adjective
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That includes the shirt, ink, adhesive powder, and DTF film.—
Joe Salas
October 29,
New Atlas,
29 Oct. 2025
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These stretchy AirTag pockets have an adhesive backing that can stick onto smooth, flat surfaces, like the inside of your suitcase.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some rat poison pellets and sticky pads were being used to treat the problem.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Your head hurts, your socks are sticky, and you’re supposed to be focused on winning a championship.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Gummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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