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Recent Examples of goo
A lot of blood and weird vampire goo!
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
Spattered food and grease can harden or become a sticky goo, making cleaning up later difficult.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
As the curse causes the infected villagers to become violently murderous, police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) tries to get to the bottom of it, personally motivated by his daughter's own transformation.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Here, the goo is more implied than actually seen, but in a movie full of sexualized fluids, this is definitely the most literal and the most explicit.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2026
Spattered food and grease can harden or become a sticky goo, making cleaning up later difficult.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026
As the curse causes the infected villagers to become violently murderous, police officer Jong-goo (Kwak Do-won) tries to get to the bottom of it, personally motivated by his daughter's own transformation.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Feb. 2026
Here, the goo is more implied than actually seen, but in a movie full of sexualized fluids, this is definitely the most literal and the most explicit.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goo
Noun
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Look, if this is not enough Oscars schmaltz for you, your bar may be too high!—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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Eggs, matzo meal, broth, and schmaltz come together to produce tender, reliably fluffy dumplings.—
Molly Baz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The reframe worked like a set of corrective lenses, sharpening sentimental mush into something with meaning and claws.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fresh green beans are sturdy enough to hold their own through the whole cook without turning to mush.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When the basin’s draining began in late March, some in the community worried about turtles being left behind in the sludge.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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First, in the pretreatment step, the sludge was heated to high temperatures and exposed to oxygen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Goo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goo. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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