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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
a mushy love story
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as in soft
giving easily to the touch
mushy fruit that was obviously overripe
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Recent Examples of mushy
The pillowy, almost mushy feeling at my temples was the only thing that freaked me out a bit.
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Taryn Brooke, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
Everything to know Green bean casserole shouldn't be a mushy afterthought.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.
—Anna Nagurney, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
Symptoms of a chronic hangnail infection may include boggy (spongy or mushy) tissue around the nail, thicker nails, or nail discoloration.1
Candida, a kind of yeast, sometimes causes chronic hangnail infections.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 9 Oct. 2024
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Taryn Brooke, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024
Everything to know Green bean casserole shouldn't be a mushy afterthought.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024
Long delays will mean shippers will be trying to foist mushy brown bananas on consumers who might reject them.
—Anna Nagurney, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2024
Symptoms of a chronic hangnail infection may include boggy (spongy or mushy) tissue around the nail, thicker nails, or nail discoloration.1
Candida, a kind of yeast, sometimes causes chronic hangnail infections.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 9 Oct. 2024
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These channels, which come from all over the world, are like that, but without the sentimental backstories.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sentimental montage began with a clip of Jenn, 26, crying while confronting her ex-fiancé Devin Strader at the After the Final Rose ceremony.Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Manu San Felix / National Geographic The Solomon Islands have the world’s second-highest coral diversity, with more than 490 species of hard and soft corals.Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a reduction in overall volume for OEM customers and a general reduction in demand for orthopedic soft bracing products.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Of course, anyone with a low tolerance for sugary sweet, sometimes sticky sentimentality would want to suck on a pack of lemons afterwards.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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To avoid a potentially sticky situation, go with one of these six leak-free options.Catherine Garcia, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024
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This is also known as click-murmur syndrome, Barlow's syndrome, balloon mitral valve, or floppy valve syndrome.Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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This type of tie has a soft, floppy bow at the neck that can be tied in numerous ways.Therèsa M. Winge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
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That’s one of the lessons these Rams, especially the younger ones, can take away from this sloppy experience.Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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In a sloppy game that included 21 penalties between the teams, the Bears got in the end zone just once — their only offensive touchdown of the first two weeks.Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2024
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The ground was covered in a spongy synthetic mat, according to Rocky Merz at the Cincinnati Parks Department.Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2024
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While sized more like a cookie, madeleines are small, spongy cakes that can be flavored simply with vanilla or modified to incorporate fruit, coffee, chocolate and more.Cece Pascual, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
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Keith sees that the cockpit floor is sopping wet since Emma just rinsed it in her last hour.Emma Soren, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
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Prepare for wet weather, but a record-setting daily high temperature.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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And the squishy definition of misinformation puts the researchers themselves in the challenging position of having to decide whether a claim is misleading, which can add to accusations of political bias.ByKai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
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Our testers describe it as giving a squishy but elevated feel that cushions the body while still maintaining a firm base.Rachel Tavel, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Mushy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mushy. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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