gushy
Americanadjective
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But Meester herself swears she didn’t even clock the gushy line of questioning.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
We see love glorified in gushy social media posts and one-size-fits-all cards.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2022
Emblematic of the gushy, overly credulous business and tech journalism ascendant at the time, Fortune’s story touched off a media stampede that transformed Holmes, then 30, into a business superstar.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2021
I don't think times because hand on heart, and this is not gushy, did the little baby Dina expect that I would ever be a world champion?
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2021
Dad gave me his own version of the gushy love face.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
They both make friends fast, although Roger is even gushier than his brother.
From Time Magazine Archive
I'm just terribly excited to be here, like the silliest gushiest little girl in the world.
From The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life by Lewis, Sinclair
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