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as in bastards
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that guy's a real slime, so avoid him at all costs
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as in creeps
a person of low moral character
he's the kind of slime that TV reality shows love to cast as a villain
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Recent Examples of slimes
Such is the case in Wuthering Heights with Cathy (Margot Robbie), who sees her desire for Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi) made manifest by various goos, oozes, and slimes found on the Yorkshire moors.
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Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
The slimes are also changed regularly, Robinovitz said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
There are also a ton of festive mix-ins so kids can customize their slimes.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
The slimes are also changed regularly, Robinovitz said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
There are also a ton of festive mix-ins so kids can customize their slimes.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimes
Noun
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Salty water creeps into aquifers near the coast.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
23 Jan. 2026
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The opposite happens in the Southern Hemisphere, when the polar vortex around Antarctica creeps northward.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Smarmy jerks can get obscenely wealthy in this country just by managing other people’s money.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
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Moreover, where most clients are great, some are jerks.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Also, what many now interpret as Kubrick’s exposé of elite perverts was, in fact, mostly Schnitzler’s doing.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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That was so, so, so touching, going to a real hospital with the clowns.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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Deep cherry red, black, and white come together to create a whimsical world of dice, cards, sad clowns, and a ticking pocketwatch.—
Samantha Brash,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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All dogs brought to the beach must also be licensed by their local governments where their owners live.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The house where two dogs and two children roam reasonably freely is a gallery of things collected and things constructed by Green River Project.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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In addition, there’s the risk of secondary toxicity if a mole is eaten by a bird of prey or other predator including foxes and skunks.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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But toads and frogs are also prey animals for owls, hawks, skunks, opossums, and raccoons.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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Participants will be trained to learn the chirps and croaks of various local frog and toad species, then commit to going out to a particular piece of the watershed near their homes a couple of nights per month to listen for the frogs and toads and record their absence or presence.—
Keith Matheny,
Freep.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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This will protect the toads and frogs from extreme heat and any predators.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Slimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimes. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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