slime

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Others are much larger and multicellular, such as kelp, slime molds, and red algae.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Elsewhere she defined the term as “this mixture of geniality and sentiment stuck together with a sticky slime of calf’s-foot jelly.”

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Life first emerged on Earth more than 3.5 billion years ago -- but was little more than a layer of slime for most of our planet's history.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

Which means it’s up to us, as individuals, to stop ingesting the pink slime of AI slop, the forever chemicals of outrage bait and the microplastics of misinformation-for-profit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

In fact our shoes filled with mud and our clothes turned to slime, and it was the farthest thing from pleasant.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver