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Recent Examples of viscid What didn’t end up in a New Orleanian’s blood ended up filling every pothole in the Quarter—a bubbly black tarn of viscid vice. Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024 The milk white wrapper engulfs the filling in a viscid, slime-like dough that’s magnificently stretchy and fun to eat. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for viscid
Adjective
  • Their style of pitching — relentlessly pound the strike zone — works well in a ballpark where the thick air depresses doubles and triples.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Let cool and spread a layer, about one-fourth-inch thick, of cream cheese icing over the entire cake.
    Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The 28-year-old model was photographed in New York City wearing a sheer black turtleneck top, tucked into a black mini skirt and worn with a black blazer over it, barely covering the adhesive silicone covers on her chest.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The bundle also includes two extra enduro batteries, a curved adhesive mount, a mounting buckle + thumb screw, USB-C charging cable, and a waterproof shutter remote.
    Will Porter, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Healthy sap is clear, viscous, and slightly golden in color.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Unless, that is, the object being stretched is in some kind of viscous fluid, in which case the amount of extension also depends on time.
    Anna Demming, Quanta Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Blot wet spills instead of rubbing, and vacuum crumbs and dirt, which can be abrasive and weaken fibers, become ground into the carpet, and cause a sticky residue if left for too long.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The bee mushroom, which is hairy and striped like a bee, turns Mario into bee Mario, who can fly and climb on sticky honey walls.
    Matt Kasson, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Viscid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/viscid. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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