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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The species has an adhesive plate on its head that helps to create a kind of vacuum seal, allowing the fish to grab a whale and hang on for the ride.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Make your custom linens with DIY adhesive foam stamps and fabric paint by cutting leaf shapes from craft foam.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Next, add the pumpkin and peanut butter and blend until the mixture is sticky.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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At the heart of this first of what could be many such trials is the premise that social media and its algorithms and sticky attraction have harsh consequences of thoughts of suicide, depression, sleep disruption, eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and anxiety.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Gummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gummy. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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