glom onto
(slang, transitive) To appropriate.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, transitive) To appropriate.
So is the argument that all that social good justifies Evan’s manipulative means? Or is the film critiquing the way we all glom onto strangers’ tragedies in order to make ourselves feel like we’re part of something?
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(slang, transitive) To attach oneself to.
So is the argument that all that social good justifies Evan’s manipulative means? Or is the film critiquing the way we all glom onto strangers’ tragedies in order to make ourselves feel like we’re part of something?
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