sludge

1
as in mud
soft wet earth after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge

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as in corn
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental I can't bring myself to read that sludge

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Recent Examples of sludge Then Elon Musk, the world richest’s man, got involved, meming the squirrel to oblivion while his minions began cranking out AI sludge of former President Donald Trump and Peanut standing triumphantly, together. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 The Genki Ala Wai Project | 👨‍👨‍👧‍💡🌱 Built in 1928, Honolulu’s Ala Wai Canal has become one of Hawaiʻi’s most polluted waterways, accumulating debris and sludge that releases toxic compounds into the water. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024 The most party-hearty horror movie of a party-hearty decade, The Return of the Living Dead will bring tons of madcap energy — and toxic sludge — to your movie night. Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 Earlier this year, the Missouri Legislature passed laws prohibiting the operation of three sludge lagoons in Newton, McDonald and Randolph counties. Randal Seyler, arkansasonline.com, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sludge 
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Noun
  • My one big gripe with this season has always been the location of the tribe camps, which were basically mud pits.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The animal was about a foot long and used its head, rather than its arms, to dig into the mud.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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  • Foods available during the festivities will include Indian Tacos, Buffalo burgers, corn soup, roasted corn and more.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Sombrero ground lizards are a small reptile that primarily eats the eggs of ground-nesting birds, corn, and other plants.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 19 Dec. 2024
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  • Slap one of these absorbent, hydrocolloid-rich patches on your zit before bed and wake up to witness the goo drawn out—no popping necessary, U Beauty The Super Hydrator $68 $54 Amazon Got fine lines?
    Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Another big thing about the original is the fluorescent colors of the blood and goo.
    William Earl, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024

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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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