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as in moisture
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as in solidity
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Recent Examples of stickiness
Goodbye stickiness, hello shine—the Hera Sensual Nude Lip Gloss gives you effortless shine and color.
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Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
Made with organic jojoba oil and botanical hyaluron, the lotion has an amazing hand-feel—no greasy residue or stickiness.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
But the continued stickiness of inflation has cast some doubt on how aggressively or cautiously the central bank goes from here.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
So add delightful micro-interactions such as a friendly animation when a task is completed or a cheerful message after a signup to help build memory and create emotional stickiness.
—Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Its texture offers hydration and glow without stickiness for many.
—Akili King, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
The stickiness of such materials is fickle, which means her home is constantly unraveling and requires a steady influx of cheap supplies from eBay, Etsy, and Amazon.
—Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Use It To Help Flatten Chicken Breasts Before pounding any meat to create cutlets, use wax paper in between it and your mallet to help avoid any unwanted stickiness and keep it in place.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Sarah Han, Allure, 9 Oct. 2025
Made with organic jojoba oil and botanical hyaluron, the lotion has an amazing hand-feel—no greasy residue or stickiness.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
But the continued stickiness of inflation has cast some doubt on how aggressively or cautiously the central bank goes from here.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
So add delightful micro-interactions such as a friendly animation when a task is completed or a cheerful message after a signup to help build memory and create emotional stickiness.
—Phil Portman, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Its texture offers hydration and glow without stickiness for many.
—Akili King, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2025
The stickiness of such materials is fickle, which means her home is constantly unraveling and requires a steady influx of cheap supplies from eBay, Etsy, and Amazon.
—Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Use It To Help Flatten Chicken Breasts Before pounding any meat to create cutlets, use wax paper in between it and your mallet to help avoid any unwanted stickiness and keep it in place.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stickiness
Noun
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However, hot sun, freezing temperatures, and moisture will speed up decay.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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The 2025 Nobel Prize for Chemistry was awarded for the creation of metal-organic frameworks, molecular structures that can capture CO₂, filter pollutants from water, or trap moisture from desert air.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The new Tottenham coach has instilled a greater solidity and resilience in the side that looks to be an excellent foundation for long-term success, but those attacking tools will need sharpening in the short term.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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As the light drops, the stillness of the dark comes on, the trees acquire their night-time solidity, and the hooting of the owls begins.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Group ferns together or place them on a shallow tray of rocks and water to increase humidity.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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And it's equipped with humidity sensors that adjust airflow in real time to ensure an even dry.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This is a long way from the sort of brilliant offensive consistency of that season, during which the Chiefs put up that many points or more in seven straight games.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Cook, stirring occasionally and pressing berries against side of pot, until berries have completely broken down and juices have thickened to jamlike consistency (wooden spoon scraped across bottom should leave clear trail that doesn’t fill in), 10 to 12 minutes.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Perfect for a day at the office, the style offers all the dressiness of leather loafers with none of the stuffiness.—
Amina Ayoud,
Glamour,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many equate an omakase restaurant with stuffiness and outrageous prices.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Boundaries should emphasize factors such as compactness of the district, contiguous neighborhoods, preservation of communities of interest and substantially equal populations.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The dampness of their skin draws a burring frenzy of sandflies and they are driven from the reservoir’s edge, Tamsin swatting her sunhat in wide arcs to fend them off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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The dark brown didn’t wash out like bright hues in early cameras’ filters, and its viscosity and flow is eerily similar to a thick line of fresh blood.—
Mark Hay,
Popular Science,
9 Oct. 2025
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Reigle and her team tested about a dozen formulations and viscosities, playing detective to figure out where a whole host of issues was coming from.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Stickiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stickiness. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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