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as in dripping
containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water
trudging over soppy ground at the county fair
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as in sentimental
appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way
scanned the racks looking for the soppiest valentine the store had
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Recent Examples of soppy
The song is saccharine, soppy, and tongue-in-cheek, like all of Redd Kross’ best power pop songs.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
The father, Richard (David Paymer), is a charming if soppy patriarch, and certainly the most Allen-esque character.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
Even so, as the unfiltered Moon in your intimacy zone aggravates soppy Neptune in your expressive 5th house, knowing when to stop sharing the gory details of your physical symptoms could be a challenge.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
But all that was soppy nonsense and wishful thinking.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
The overstuffed story oscillates between intimate, sometimes soppy drama and world-shaking events, most profoundly in terms of the slave trade.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Rossi recorded this soppy love song for Slade Smiley, her beau who was famously behind on child-support payments to his ex.
—Louis Staples, Vulture, 23 June 2022
The lyrics are soppy, but Jacques delivers the maternal sentiment with a thunderous passion worthy of Jennifer Holliday.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
Based on the comic book series by Charles Forsman, this coming-of-age, misfit tale is the true outsider’s answer to the soppy teen drama dilemma.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
The father, Richard (David Paymer), is a charming if soppy patriarch, and certainly the most Allen-esque character.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
Even so, as the unfiltered Moon in your intimacy zone aggravates soppy Neptune in your expressive 5th house, knowing when to stop sharing the gory details of your physical symptoms could be a challenge.
—Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
But all that was soppy nonsense and wishful thinking.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
The overstuffed story oscillates between intimate, sometimes soppy drama and world-shaking events, most profoundly in terms of the slave trade.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2022
Rossi recorded this soppy love song for Slade Smiley, her beau who was famously behind on child-support payments to his ex.
—Louis Staples, Vulture, 23 June 2022
The lyrics are soppy, but Jacques delivers the maternal sentiment with a thunderous passion worthy of Jennifer Holliday.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
Based on the comic book series by Charles Forsman, this coming-of-age, misfit tale is the true outsider’s answer to the soppy teen drama dilemma.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soppy
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John Lennon's sons Sean Ono Lennon and Julian Lennon recently spent some time together in a sentimental place.Gil Macias, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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Although perceived as a vindictive album, Reputation is also a sentimental one, with its fair share of love songs.Lolita Mang, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recommendations from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans say that Americans should eat more beans, peas and lentils, cut back on red and processed meats and starchy vegetables and limit sugars, sodium and saturated fats.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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Americans should strive to eat less meat and saturated fats, while upping their intake of fiber-rich legumes, fruits and vegetables, according to new recommendations issued Tuesday by a panel of nutrition experts.Ivana Saric, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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Tree Sap Live Christmas trees can leave behind sticky sap residue on carpets and clothing.Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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As a general rule, metal is best for sticky foods, as well as searing and deglazing.Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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Some wet weather could impact parts of the East on Christmas Day.Mary Gilbert, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Their warm and wet climates couldn’t produce the brawny horses needed for their cavalries.David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
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Their puck play was sloppy, their penalty kill was awful and they got consistently outworked by the Canadiens.Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Another failed sloppy takedown briefly put Covington on the ground.Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Chief among them are efforts to train crews to identify and treat an overdose and a push to saturate fleets with naloxone, the opioid antagonist, commonly administered as a nasal spray under the trade name Narcan, that can reverse overdoses and retrieve a fading patient from a mortal slide.C.J. Chivers James Patrick Cronin Elena Hecht Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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To give the vinegar a longer working time, saturate paper towels and press them against the glass like wallpaper.Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
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About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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But discoveries of ocean worlds on Saturn’s Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa, both of which have spouted similar-looking plumes, have made scientists cautiously hopeful that the Neptunian moon could also be harboring a sodden secret.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Trucks travel through a flooded road while exiting from an Amazon delivery station in Carlstadt, New Jersey, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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Rescuers in Atlanta used boats to reach residents stranded in flooded areas.Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Soppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soppy. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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