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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 The clear goo is all over social media, on people's faces, and in their smoothies Published: Jan 18, 2025 Miyo McGinn Miyo McGinn covers news, culture, adventure, and travel as an assistant editor at Outside. Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 18 Jan. 2025 The dough had a hole in it, and disintegrated into sloppy goo in the oven. Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024 There were photorealistic renderings of male and female heads and bodies festooned with strange confetti-like colored goo. John Werner, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 My husband, Dave, still wears the shirt with his workplace nickname – The Spam King – printed in the iconic Spam lettering, nestled in the yellow goo from the can. Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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