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something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental the latest goo from a children's author who knows how to lay it on thick

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Recent Examples of goo And while the studio version ends with a calm, quiet narration by actor Yeo Jin-goo, the Ruby Experience transformed the song’s outro into an energetic, live band version as Jennie celebrated the night with her dancers and a big bow to thank the audience. Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025 An invisible microwave shot out of the tube and made the center of the brick look like a glowing white sun; an inky goo bubbled out. Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025 Fingers, human and otherwise, were crossed that a third Paddington escapade would be a charm, or at the very least, not sink the franchise in syrupy goo. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025 Lately, fitness influencers are scooping heaps of sea moss gel, a colorless goo, into smoothies, coffee, and chia puddings—or just eating it straight off the spoon. Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goo

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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goo. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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