plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Add a slurry of cornstarch and stir to incorporate.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
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Noun
Why Gravy Becomes Lumpy Gravy is typically thickened by starting with a roux (flour cooked with fat) or by using a cornstarch slurry.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
Add a slurry of cornstarch and stir to incorporate.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Verb
But when those synths get more fried, the glitchiness melts away, and that slurry singsong becomes a drunken, glorious shout.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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