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Recent Examples of schmaltzThe horror factor, however, takes a back seat when Ally and Jay share comically gratuitous moments of rom-com schmaltz.—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025 Or whatever the fat, the combination of oil and the schmaltz at that point, would float up.—Bon Appétit, 22 Jan. 2025 Forever, Michael has some funky, feisty music, but it’s ultimately overpowered by schmaltz.—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025 The family drama peppered through the film leans too earnest, leading to an ending that pours on the schmaltz way too hard.—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for schmaltz
Using more sludge and less slag in their recipe, researchers were able to create a material that's stronger than even today's enhanced cements and highly resistant to corrosion by acid.
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Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
The film careens between a dreary sludge of despair and eventual heart-palpitating nightmare, Grace caught in a mercurial storm of her own moods without ballast and unable to be understood by those around her.
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