plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
But a breach occurred on April 24, and cement slurry mix came in contact with a live water main near Bonita Avenue and Cuesta Drive.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The electrodes were constructed by casting a slurry onto aluminum foil using binders such as polyvinylidene fluoride, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, and styrene-butadiene rubber, along with conductive carbon additives.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
But a breach occurred on April 24, and cement slurry mix came in contact with a live water main near Bonita Avenue and Cuesta Drive.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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 15 May. 2026.
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