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as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
spattered with muck from the pigpen
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as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth
what's this muck that you've been watching on TV, anyway?
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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
there's some solid substance in this book, but the reader has to trudge through a lot of muck to get to it
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as in to stain
to make dirty
you can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes
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Recent Examples of muck
Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Inside mountains like these are crushed up bits of black-shale formations, which form from the organic muck accumulated at the bottom of seas, heated and compressed over time.
—Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Angel Diaz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
No need to muck a barn or toss a bale of hay to wear one of the autumn'sbiggest trends — workwear is no longer for work’s sake (at least not exclusively).
—Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Noun
This season, the valley bottom is still soggy with slush and muck—difficult conditions to work in for forester and fourth-generation Idaho local Chad Ramsay.
—Katie Bradish, Outside Online, 15 Jan. 2025
Inside mountains like these are crushed up bits of black-shale formations, which form from the organic muck accumulated at the bottom of seas, heated and compressed over time.
—Justin Nobel, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
Mannie then interjected that social media has a habit of mucking things up.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
No need to muck a barn or toss a bale of hay to wear one of the autumn'sbiggest trends — workwear is no longer for work’s sake (at least not exclusively).
—Aemilia Madden, refinery29.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muck
Noun
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As the saying goes, every flower must grow through dirt.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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The next morning, a team of investigators digging through the hard clay dirt, unearthed Justine Vanderschoot's remains.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the Los Angeles area, mud and debris covered several major roads including the Pacific Coast Highway near the Pacific Palisades and Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles Magazine shared a video of crews using bulldozers to clean up the mud from the Pacific Coast Highway.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Implement Organizing Products Since most junk drawer items are small, organizers help keep categories in place.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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Between the lines: Ticketmaster and other ticket sellers have often found themselves in hot water for inflated pricing, botched ticket releases and junk fees.—
Paige Hopkins,
Axios,
14 Feb. 2025
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Crews wearing hazmat suits shoveled mounds of ash into plastic garbage bags.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Hegseth calls new names 'garbage' Hegseth already signaled his intention to revert the original, Confederate names of two bases.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Or maybe your seat cushions are sunken in or stained.—
Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
14 Feb. 2025
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In her home design YouTube videos, Gater frequently makes over second-hand items like hutches, tables, and cabinets by adding coats of paint or stain and replacing the hardware.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Feb. 2025
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This step-by-step guide explains how to propagate hoya plants by rooting cuttings in water or layering in soil.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Feb. 2025
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Rent a small car or Vespa to zip around the narrow roads, discovering vineyards with volcanic soil, prehistoric villages, and underwater caves along the way.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2025
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Photo by Mario Savoia/Shutterstock Tulips are as Dutch as Gouda cheese and wooden shoes.—
Chris Schalkx,
AFAR Media,
14 Feb. 2025
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Keep in mind, the pizza arrives uncut, and additional charges apply for extra toppings and cheese.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
13 Feb. 2025
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Writing nonsense just to make word / article quotas.—
Harman Dayal,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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The Baltimore Sun owes Baltimore Ravens placekicker Justin Tucker a headline apology and let this nonsense go.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Muck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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