slimes

plural of slime

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Recent Examples of slimes Plus, distinct amounts of calcium and other ions, along with differences in how the slimes are secreted — give rise to the five varieties of mucus. Ari Daniel, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026 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
  • Lee and his Burning co-writer Oh Jung-mi resist what might have been the first instinct of many filmmakers by refusing to make Ye-ji and Sang-woo overly patronizing rich jerks.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The Ars OpenForum is a place for readers to ask questions, compare notes, argue (without being jerks to each other), and go down all sorts of rabbit holes.
    Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • People start feeling uncomfortable when the dew point creeps into the 60s, especially the mid- and upper-60s.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
  • His daughter’s no-nonsense nanny, Malvina (Anna Diaz), side-eyes her bougie employers, while Silvina’s scruffy ex-husband, Ricardes (Manuel Garcia Rulfo), creeps around the gardens, occasionally drawing Camilo into a heart-to-heart.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The excessiveness of Ken Russell, Joe Coleman, Tasha Tudor, clowns, migraines, Priscilla Presley, and the Winchester Mystery House.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Circus of the Damned — An evil ringmaster tries to restore his cursed carnival with a new cast of clowns.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This blatant fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Above and below the main narrative of the Bayeux Tapestry are two strips filled with ancient beasts, including tail-chasing dogs and tightly knotted swans.
    John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Understand the leash laws on the trail and be sure to pick a location that allows dogs.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The National Aviary wants your help naming its two new skunk sisters.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
  • State officials say four goats from Farm Adventures Mobile Petting Zoo were likely exposed by a skunk that went into the pen where they're kept.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The miracle behind Cruz’s discovery is that amphibians such as frogs, toads and salamanders rarely make it into the fossil records because of their fragile skeletons.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • One spring, Morgan visited a forest outside London and came upon two dead female toads in a pond.
    Kimon de Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Slimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slimes. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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