as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
I have to wash my hands; I got gunk all over them somehow
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Recent Examples of gunk
Stronger Dish Soap For light to moderate gunk, try a power wash dish soap.
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
Just scrape off the serious gunk and load up the dishes.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2024
Especially hard-water deposits, residue, and other gunk that can build up over time in your coffee maker.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
This treatment only takes 10 minutes per sesh and contains kaolin clay, charcoal, and salicylic acid to help clear out pores and gunk over time.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 7 Oct. 2024
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
Just scrape off the serious gunk and load up the dishes.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2024
Especially hard-water deposits, residue, and other gunk that can build up over time in your coffee maker.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2024
This treatment only takes 10 minutes per sesh and contains kaolin clay, charcoal, and salicylic acid to help clear out pores and gunk over time.
—Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunk
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Playing baseball outside left him with grass and dirt stuck in his curls.Jurnee Smollett, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Was this just because Rachel could no longer stand Sue getting dirt all over her face?Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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Lovick, with friends Je-Quan Irving and Floyd Washington, cleaned out the muck and stocked the puddle with a 50-bag of goldfish from the neighborhood pet store.The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
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The mire covering Alicia Montero is the signature uniform of the impromptu army of volunteers who for a third day Friday shoveled and swept out the muck and debris that filled the small town of Chiva in Valencia after flash floods swept through the region.Teresa Medrano, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
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In 2024, researchers published findings in the journal Nature that showed European permaculture projects cultivated soil that sequestered significantly more carbon than what is found on nearby traditional farms.Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
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This includes tender perennials like dahlias, cannas, gladiolus, agapanthus, and elephant ears. Plants in Fluctuating Temperatures In regions with frequent freeze-thaw cycles, especially in USDA Hardiness Zones 7 and 8, soil can shift and expose roots to damage.Macie Stump, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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Torrents of poisonous sludge pouring through collapsed tailings dams have contaminated waterways in Brazil, Canada, and elsewhere and killed hundreds of people—in addition to the hundreds, possibly thousands, of miners who die in workplace accidents each year.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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Even The Daily Mail picked it up—the surest sign that a story has become part of the Internet’s lowbrow sludge.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
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Renewable energy sources such as food, animal waste, and sewage sludge make aviation fuels sustainable.Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Crocodiles hunt for prey in sewage ponds, hippos lumber past industrial buildings, and zebras and buffalo graze contentedly by the roadside, seemingly oblivious to their human audience.Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
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Robinson is a bit of a projection but Hall put up big stats for a crud team last year.Mike Vorkunov, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024
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Testers pushed its limits in nearly every type of terrain—ripping on groomers, bombing through crud, and sucking up bumps—and awarded the Ranger 96 the highest versatility score by a long shot, which is, of course, what this category is all about.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The juvenile was white with brownish brindle patches around each eye and found in a garbage bag.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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While Dogtown's hot dog menu is immense, Basile said garbage plates are always a top seller.Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Gunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunk. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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