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as in clumps
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as in chews
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gums
Verb
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Cocoa powder often clumps in its container.—
Erin Merhar,
Southern Living,
11 Dec. 2025 -
Young stars form within collapsing clouds of gas and dust, which flatten into broad protoplanetary disks where material gradually clumps into larger bodies.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
5 Dec. 2025
Verb
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As the primary action antagonist, Ito chews scenery and operates with plausible physical menace.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Nov. 2025
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The industry chews people up and spits them (and their dreams) right back out.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Everybody licks the big pink flesh wall.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
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Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But hey, at least these dopes get a periodic recess, right?—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
6 Jan. 2026
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This was the new dope, combining the dusty digging-in-the-crates mindset of the Natives Tongues hip hop crew and vintage R&B vocals distilled by the gospel roots of his rural Richmond church upbringing.—
Keith Murphy,
VIBE.com,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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At one point, the prisoner soils himself, prompting a vomitous reaction.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Judge and Schwarber would be dangerous against any league, but my point is that instead of two leagues with distinct rivalries and stars, baseball is now one big, generic blob, which only greases the skids for Manfred’s geographical realignment dream.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Aug. 2025
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That greases the skids of trust and softens skepticism.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Hundreds of years later, the land’s production is still peak; everything that comes out of the ground tastes like it was crafted in a lab to maximize flavor and depth.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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From bartenders in Virginia-Highland to servers in Alpharetta, several employees of food and drink businesses reported customers complaining about water that tastes like mildew.—
Sheeka Sanahori - For the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Gums.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gums. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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