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
Beginning with those slurry Snapchat videos, my eldest son has chronicled his mental breakdowns over social media.
—Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The slurry was freeze-dried and brought up to 950 °C for an hour to decompose.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 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
Beginning with those slurry Snapchat videos, my eldest son has chronicled his mental breakdowns over social media.
—Coley Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The slurry was freeze-dried and brought up to 950 °C for an hour to decompose.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slurry
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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