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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
the soupy skies over the island make a nighttime landing a very risky business
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as in runny
having an overly soft liquid consistency
soupy ice cream that had been left out on the counter
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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
once starred as the virginal ingenue in a string of soupy operettas
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Recent Examples of soupy
Both gumbo and jambalaya typically contain poultry, seafood and sausage, but gumbo is soupier.
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The heart of the play lies in gently unpicking and expanding its own optimism, because Brasch, while avoiding soupy affirmation, also doesn’t want things to get too grim.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Houston simmers in a soupy air mass this week ahead of a noticeable pattern change this weekend.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
No endless gray days and frozen or soupy soil.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
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Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 27 Feb. 2026
The heart of the play lies in gently unpicking and expanding its own optimism, because Brasch, while avoiding soupy affirmation, also doesn’t want things to get too grim.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026
Houston simmers in a soupy air mass this week ahead of a noticeable pattern change this weekend.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
No endless gray days and frozen or soupy soil.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soupy
Adjective
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The Hole was a place where a mother was blind, deaf, and utterly disconnected to her previous life, the concepts of career and friendship and exercise and positive reinforcement just hazy memories of a distant realm.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
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Article continues below Star clusters and dimmer nebulas are visible threaded through the galactic plane, while the Large Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — appears as a hazy patch of light to the bottom right of the shot.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The ideal plain omelet is tender, light (almost fluffy), moist (but not runny), and naturally sweet.—
Jeffrey Steingarten,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2026
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Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery and red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms start, according to medical sources.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Welsh has a distinct desire to stay away from sappy and sentimental, too tidy for such a messy story.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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In April, don’t miss the rollout of Mother’s Day cards, from funny and quirky to sweet and sentimental.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
9 Apr. 2026
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To the left of Castor and Pollux lies the constellation Cancer, the crab, the core of which plays host to the 100-strong stellar population of the Beehive Cluster (M44), which is visible as a small, misty patch of light on moonless nights.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Other images similarly mix the romantic and the mundane, with glamorous students in front of kitschy backdrops of misty woodlands or positioned between towering candelabras.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Life360 Ultra Slim Bluetooth Tracker The Tile Slim is a credit-card-thin tracker for your essentials.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Winter can leave lawns patchy, beds overgrown and mulch looking thin.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough that is slightly sticky, 5 minutes.—
Emily Teel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Apr. 2026
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Some scrapers feature a curved tip for working with sticky ingredients.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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After a rainy Easter Sunday in Maryland, temperatures will drop below normal for the next few days.—
Rachael Jay,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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The mighty tiny shellear from Africa The shellear fish (Parakneria thysi) begins its ascent up the vertical wall of the falls in the splash zone at the end of the rainy season (April-May).—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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This can be a bit of an uncomfortable energy, as Mars is pure fire, whereas Pisces is the most watery zodiac sign.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
5 Apr. 2026
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Measles symptoms include a high fever, cough, runny nose, watery and red eyes, and a rash that usually appears between three and five days after symptoms start, according to medical sources.—
Ashley J. DiMella,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Soupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soupy. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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