slimes

plural of slime

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Recent Examples of slimes The bacterium was found to multiply in biofilms – slimes that grow on wet surfaces. Robert Promisloff, The Conversation, 19 June 2026 In the Minecraft case, that means sending even more slimes and zoglins into battle. Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 May 2026 My behind-the-scenes look started with a tour of the Sloomoo kitchen, where I was given the rundown on how the various slimes are created and stored. Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2026 Sticks of butter were everywhere this Toy Fair, from smiling plushies to squishies to buttery smooth slimes. Anja Webb, Parents, 24 Feb. 2026 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. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slimes
Noun
  • That screwed up the works / And not due to his sloppy hiring / Of a crew of incompetent jerks.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Something from this article might put me on some Ben Shapiro list, where a bunch of jerks literally will just call me ‘f****t’ or worse on my social media.
    William Earl, Variety, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • Cristobal wants to make sure none of that outside noise creeps in as Miami navigates through its campaign.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Work creeps in that no longer matches the role, the individual's strengths or what the organization needs most right now.
    Karen Cochran, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • One morning during my stay, there were even clowns buzzing about—a thrill to receive a balloon poodle alongside my morning flat white.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Noun
  • This blatant expression of fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.
    Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
  • These wearables are now a favorite tool among pickup artist content creators, perverts, and pranksters.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • After losing Noodle, Graziano spent some time fostering dogs before adopting his current pug, Milton.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The search teams from across counties, the city and the state used helicopters, boats, sonar, drones and cadaver dogs to search a nine-mile stretch of the river.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Rabies is more common in bats and skunks, who occasionally transfer the deadly infection to pets.
    Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Now the skunk is saying somebody else stinks, though the smell does lead to Infantino and this FFE plan.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • There, students can see animals including snakes, axolotls, tiger salamanders, turtles, toads, frogs, tarantulas, millipedes, bunnies and owls, Wieser said.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
  • The current population is a result of the toads escaping or being released by importers during the 1950s and ‘60s, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
    Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

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“Slimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimes. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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