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Recent Examples of soppy Brash simian Robbie is a lot more fun to watch than soppy simian Robbie. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025 Paul is Roy, the prickly guy whose sarcastic exterior hides a soppy desire to be loved. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024 The song is saccharine, soppy, and tongue-in-cheek, like all of Redd Kross’ best power pop songs. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024 The father, Richard (David Paymer), is a charming if soppy patriarch, and certainly the most Allen-esque character. Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024 Even so, as the unfiltered Moon in your intimacy zone aggravates soppy Neptune in your expressive 5th house, knowing when to stop sharing the gory details of your physical symptoms could be a challenge. Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023 But all that was soppy nonsense and wishful thinking. Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 The overstuffed story oscillates between intimate, sometimes soppy drama and world-shaking events, most profoundly in terms of the slave trade. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soppy
Adjective
  • But unleash the foley artists (sound designers), and the flora's dripping slime and ominous pulsing are infinitely more threatening, as a soldier learns to fatal cost later in the season.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Andrés was standing there, slightly out of breath, dripping seawater.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This custom matchbox is a thoughtful gift that’s both sentimental and practical.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2025
  • For generations past, photo albums were the best way to keep memories organized, safe, and ready for sentimental viewing.
    Architectural Digest, Architectural Digest, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • However, Kennedy enjoys meat and saturated fats.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Fried Foods Fried foods typically contain more saturated (unhealthy) fats, especially when cooked with lard or coconut oil.
    Lauren O'Connor, Health, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • To keep them from being a problem indoors in the first place, hang sticky traps in the garage near entrances to your home.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • That engagement with the sport – that sticky thing that separates casual viewers from lifelong fans — is buoyed and sustained online in the days between races.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • New additives like preservatives, flavorings and vitamins were infused into them, and they were packaged in novel ways to withstand hard helicopter drops, wet beach landings and days at the bottom of rucksacks.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The team also considered that the concrete was likely to be wet during the day, after being freshly poured, and drier at night, hours later.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There were a few sloppy passes on zone entries, and one instance where a puck slipped through him at the blueline.
    Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The sweater’s hip-skimming length and relaxed cut result in a fit that feels effortlessly lived-in (not sloppy), while its wear-with-anything design is easy to style.
    Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • When TikTok virality and playlist automation saturate listeners’ attention, artistic sameness threatens to rule the day—but independent artists on their own unique paths are still with us.
    Jenn Pelly, Time, 7 June 2025
  • Rain could aid firefighting efforts and saturate dry fuels, reducing their risk of igniting in the future.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Pre-washed greens, like those in salad kits, aren’t immune to these issues.
    Danielle Zickl, Health, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Nothing is pre-washed and none of the ingredients for my recipes were pre-cut.
    Alexis Berger, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025

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“Soppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soppy. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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