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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
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.
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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
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
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If the reader cannot answer those questions quickly, doubt creeps in.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Financial Times stepped inside the home of Rirkrit Tiravanija on the outskirts of Chiang Mai, where lush greenery spills through expansive windows and creeps into the interior itself.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This was just the beginning of us young anarchists becoming judgmental jerks.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the new sequel, Grace teams with her estranged younger sister, Faith (Kathryn Newton), as they’re hunted by four elite families full of murderous jerks scrambling to become the High Seat of a Council that controls the world.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nora Ephron for depressed perverts.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2026
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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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Once completed, the $5 million acquisition will ensure the theater has a permanent home, a place where skateboarding clowns and leek-haired onions can continue to frolic and dance for decades to come.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the film has been described as a four-quadrant coming-of-age comedy set in the world of funny and evil clowns.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Will County state’s attorney’s office is partnering with First Secure Bank and Will County Crime Stoppers to offer a $5,000 award for information leading to an arrest and charges in an animal abuse investigation involving six dogs found dead in unincorporated Crete Township.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Another photo captures the soon-to-be bride and groom crouching down on the sand with their two pet dogs.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Certain strains of the bacteria have figured out how to live happily in the kidneys of apparently healthy animals, including wildlife (such as rodents, raccoons, marine mammals and skunks, but also reptiles and amphibians) and domestic animals (such as cattle, pigs, horses, even dogs and cats).—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Cicadas are a good food source for animals like birds, foxes, skunks and raccoons.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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As warmer weather comes to Mlochowski Forest, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Warsaw, thousands of toads and frogs wake up from their winter slumber and begin their meticulous spawning journey to the marshes, a few kilometers away.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Today's amphibians include frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and the wormlike amphibians known as caecilians.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Slimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimes. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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