slime

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Recent Examples of slime Health inspectors observed black slime inside the soda beverage nozzle at the bar. Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2025 In practice, the dull green and cream-brown combination looks a bit like algae slime. Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025 Using a borate–water matrix combined with amorphous lithium tetraborate, lithium salt, and carboxymethyl cellulose, the team created a slime-like interface that allows lithium ions to move in all directions. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Aug. 2025 Sometimes, the answer is slime. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slime
Noun
  • The Star reported that three downpours turned the area near the stage into a mess in 2014, when mud-slinging left many attendees covered in goop.
    Dan Kelly October 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
  • While clearing mud out of the car, a volunteer — who was assisting with the cleanup and recovery process — discovered an old Bible inside the Mercedes.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Keitt, a professor of integrative biology at UT Austin, has been keeping tabs on their rapid northward creep since 2018.
    Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Once the familiar franchise fog creeps into town, a wave of red spider lilies crashes behind it, warping Ebisugaoka and its inhabitants with a sickly red and pink glow.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by toxic sludge on its floor.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.
    Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • More than a decade later, the series continues to reimagine American histories and channel primal fears — from clowns and cults, to witches and ghosts — with each installment cloaked in social commentary and camp.
    James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But that won't ease the fears of anyone who categorizes clowns as monsters.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Boiled down to a thoughtless pervert by the public, Six became one.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2025
  • What follows is a floor-by-floor descent into madness as Bobby battles bloodthirsty perverts, demonic flash mobs, and hallucinogenic suburban nightmares, all while trying to figure out if he’s meant to be the hero… or just the last guy standing.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Saddled with an uninteresting jerk half the time and a muzzled non-entity the other half, there’s only a handful of moments in the first six episodes where Powell’s star power shines through.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
  • For a taste of the Caribbean, head to Kingston Kitchen at the Village Inn, where chef Shawn Fearon serves the flavors of his native Jamaica—oxtail, jerk chicken, ackee and saltfish, curried goat, and the best whitefish sandwich on the island.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Now, these slimeballs no longer pose a threat to public safety.
    Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2025
  • Indeed, one of the new creatures slithering around Britain are grotesque, bloated slimeballs that suck up worms from the earth and are easily killed with a bow and arrow.
    Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Robot explorers for the moon Because some parts are too tight or dangerous for humans to explore, the robotic dogs act as scouts, mapping and analyzing the environment.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2025
  • No one said the obvious, which was that the dog would probably be hit by another vehicle.
    Ron Arias, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Slime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slime. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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