variants or spooney

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spoony
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
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“Spoony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spoony. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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