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as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension
the soupy skies over the island make a nighttime landing a very risky business
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as in runny
having an overly soft liquid consistency
soupy ice cream that had been left out on the counter
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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
once starred as the virginal ingenue in a string of soupy operettas
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Recent Examples of soupy
Russian supply trains have no choice but to stick to the main paved roads, as alternate routes are increasingly soupy as winter turns to spring.
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David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Our Test Kitchen made beans in a soupy broth flavored with bacon, garlic, onion, chipotle, and other ingredients.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
These gnocchi, filled with ricotta, sit in a thin ragu of duck or veal that, on one occasion, came closer to a soupy stew than a ragu.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2024
But dust-mote-size spacecraft could do things that no current space probe can do: coast without a parachute onto the plains of Mars or float for weeks in the soupy atmosphere of Titan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 July 2011
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David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Our Test Kitchen made beans in a soupy broth flavored with bacon, garlic, onion, chipotle, and other ingredients.
—Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2025
These gnocchi, filled with ricotta, sit in a thin ragu of duck or veal that, on one occasion, came closer to a soupy stew than a ragu.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 2 June 2024
But dust-mote-size spacecraft could do things that no current space probe can do: coast without a parachute onto the plains of Mars or float for weeks in the soupy atmosphere of Titan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 July 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soupy
Adjective
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Lemon Chiffon and Sundew, Classic Yellow and Armagnac—all evoke dusty landscapes and hazy sunlight.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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Frosted glass has an opaque, hazy finish that provides privacy while still allowing in light.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Measles symptoms typically appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and commonly include high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes, according to the CDC.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Along with a high fever, cough, and runny nose, measles also carries a risk of pneumonia and encephalitis (swelling of the brain), which can cause hearing loss, cognitive disabilities and death.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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Paula also shared another angle of the cast singalong to her 1997 single, a particularly sentimental moment for the handful of fans who got to take in the one-night-only charity event.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Art that truly centres girlhood, meanwhile, had too often been dismissed as sentimental or lacking intellectual rigor.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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Amelia Gray Hamlin Amelia Gray Hamlin partnered her black lace get-up with a sinister makeup look involving misty gray shadow.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The low-hanging clouds reached their misty tendrils toward us, dousing us in a cool bath of rain.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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Such devices must be thin and resilient, capable of working where rigid materials fail.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Long wigs and extensions almost always run on the thinner side by default—an issue hair companies still haven’t really solved.—
Noel Cymone Walker,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Qau will feature a cocktail program as well as seasonal and pantry products like mooncakes, Tết sticky rice cakes, saté paste, kaya jam and dessert kits.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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The sticky, toxic by-product of renewable energy production has haunted the industry for decades, causing headaches for engineers and researchers alike.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
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Munroe recommends planting before the rainy season to give roots time to establish.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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Though, a lot of the trip was met with cloudy skies and rainy conditions.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Measles symptoms typically appear seven to 14 days after contact with the virus and commonly include high fever, cough, runny nose, and watery eyes, according to the CDC.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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Indicative of influences such as Georgia O’Keefe’s 1930s paintings and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesen, Sunbaked Hues argues that sun, sand, and fire are just as worthy of a place in those design conversations alongside watery blues, floral greens, and grounding earth tones.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Soupy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soupy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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