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Recent Examples of gum
Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
Amanda Seyfried looked sweet as can be in a Valentino gown with a black velvet bodice, bubble-gum pink skirt, and fuchsia bow.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 4 Jan. 2026
The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 4 Oct. 2025
Reiner, unlike many other directors traveling in this genre, has the confidence and finesse not to gum it up with gratuitous special effects.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
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Noun
For reference, Blue Bell has the same first three ingredients, but also includes high fructose corn syrup, vanilla flavor, cellulose gum, vegetable gums, and annatto color.
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This is a brilliant move given trial attorneys gum up the rate-review process and are paid handsomely for it.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for gum
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And there's plenty of ways to cook it, like roasting it on high heat, that eliminates the goo while retaining benefits.—
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The goo stops them from perishing, and the two embrace in a hug.—
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Clothes with pet hair can clump and stick to the washing machine, and spread to the next load.—
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Our top pick, Well People Expressionist Pro Mascara, is lightweight, doesn’t clump, smudge, or run, and offers a natural, everyday look.—
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Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.—
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Some loyalists were tarred and feathered, scalped, or even hanged.—
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And given the Nuggets plenty of clues to chew on.—
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The youngest chewing-gum seller would adopt the conspiratorial tones of a seasoned Kremlinologist, seeing signs and premonitions in every event.—
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But hey, at least these dopes get a periodic recess, right?—
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This was the new dope, combining the dusty digging-in-the-crates mindset of the Natives Tongues hip hop crew and vintage R&B vocals distilled by the gospel roots of his rural Richmond church upbringing.—
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Owners of the 2015 Chevy Equinox LS frequently report engine issues because of oil leaks that cause parts of the engine to not be oiled properly, according to ReRev, a car advice website.—
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Once your table is ready, heat up your grill on the burner—use a small piece of fat to oil the grill, or a paper towel lightly soaked in vegetable or sesame oil.—
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Okra Okra is known for its sticky mucilage, which works as a thickening agent for stews and gumbo.—
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But lately, a lot of growers in Latin America and Africa have begun to try out natural process beans, fermenting some of the coffee berry sugars or mucilage.—
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When the Trump administration announced massive cuts to federal health agencies earlier this year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was getting rid of excess administrators who were larding the government with bureaucratic bloat.—
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Democrats larded the grant requirements with all types of woke nonsense dictating, among other things, where the stations had to be built and who would be allowed to build them.—
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“Gum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gum. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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