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Recent Examples of mucilage
Each tiny seed sucks up water to form a layer of mucilage, creating a gel-like texture.
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Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
What is sea moss good for? Sea moss is high in mucilage (a sticky substance made by plants), which can soothe irritated membranes in the respiratory tract.
—Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2026
But lately, a lot of growers in Latin America and Africa have begun to try out natural process beans, fermenting some of the coffee berry sugars or mucilage.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
The digestive process strips the mucilage from the beans and induces fermentation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2026
What is sea moss good for? Sea moss is high in mucilage (a sticky substance made by plants), which can soothe irritated membranes in the respiratory tract.
—Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 5 Jan. 2026
But lately, a lot of growers in Latin America and Africa have begun to try out natural process beans, fermenting some of the coffee berry sugars or mucilage.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 2 Sep. 2025
The digestive process strips the mucilage from the beans and induces fermentation.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucilage
Noun
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Also on the main level are a second bedroom, a laundry space and the entrance to a three-car garage outfitted with an epoxy floor and all-season controls to adjust the temperature.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
9 Feb. 2026
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Epoxy Paint Thomson's number one pick is epoxy, which typically comes in a two-step kit.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These marks are common and hard to avoid—McAllister says they can be caused by anything from a water glass without a coaster to a warm pizza box that’s just been delivered.—
Kate Donovan,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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All the fresh ingredients, inventive recipes, meticulous plating and glorious design means nothing if my food is served by a grumpy waiter or if my water glass is dirty.—
Lynne Sullivan,
The Providence Journal,
15 Feb. 2026
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Scientists in Switzerland have recently come up with a recyclable epoxy resin that could greatly slash plastic production from aircrafts, cars and wind turbines which until now were almost impossible to reuse.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Van Hassel explained how their cores hardly ever get pressure dings, while the epoxy resin used by Swellcycle is 30% biobased.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
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For grout that needs a little extra help, create a paste using 1/4 cup hydrogen peroxide, 1/2 cup baking soda, and 1 tablespoon of dish soap.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
5 Mar. 2026
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Overall, this is currently a race between paste and glue.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The facility had eight dead/dying cockroaches in a glue trap in the liquor storage area.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Overall, this is currently a race between paste and glue.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The cleaning pro explains that the oil softens the adhesive in sticky messes, and the baking soda provides some gentle scrubbing ability.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
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Remove the filter, and dust and oil attack the adhesive.—
Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Also recovered were two notebooks, superglue, UPS packages and other miscellaneous items, according to the report.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Nov. 2025
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This new research, however, could apply some superglue to our broken theories by suggesting a new identity for little red dots and an entirely new class of cosmic object.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The larvae, roughly 300 in each poop sample, were each about the size of a grain of sand.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The size of the divide appeared significant during Thursday's debate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Mucilage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucilage. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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