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soapy

[soh-pee] / ˈsoʊ pi /


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Talc is a natural mineral made of magnesium, silicon, oxygen and hydrogen, known for its soapy feel and is often used in baby powder.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

These stories may sound like soapy twists in a Taylor Sheridan drama or cable TV movie, but they actually come straight from one of the bestselling books of all time — the Bible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

Warm, soapy water or a gentle all-purpose spray will take care of most surfaces.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

The bestselling novelist co-wrote this soapy adaptation of her own book, following a mother fresh out of prison who attempts to reconnect with her young daughter—and starts to fall for the dead father’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

They slice and sew and suction through a river of it, like they are washing dishes in soapy water.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

At the same time "The Vow" doesn't completely eschew the soapier aspects of this case.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2020

It has seemed soapier than it did in the first place, and even then it sure was soapy.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2019

Add in the acrimonies and resentments among his adult children and you’ve basically got a “Dallas” in the making, but the series shuns some of its soapier tendencies for deadly serious authenticity.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2018

Frost leaned more heavily into the soapier and kookier elements of the series.

From Seattle Times ● May 18, 2017

It’s vibrant and smart, and not afraid of soapier moments.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2016

As a result, X-Men became, as Howe put it, “the soapiest soap saga ever put forth by the House of Ideas, filled with agonized romances, self-confidence crises, lectures on morality, psychic scars, and worrying.”

From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2019

Jane the Virgin is a telenovela that, along with the soapiest of plot shenanigans, has taken on joy, loss, immigration, and breast-feeding.

From Slate ● Jul. 5, 2018

Yet despite all that, a hostile takeover attempt, and Lucious’s getting sent to jail in the final moments, the soapiest moment was both a throwback and a nod to present-day.

From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2015

Even the soapiest element of the pilot—Rayna and Juliette's "feud"—is very understated.

From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2013

That, to be sure, was nothing spectacular for the script of All My Children, one of television's soapiest midday dramas.

From Time Magazine Archive


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