: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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The forecast had predicted thunderstorms in the rural town of Yemassee, South Carolina, where Vance, a land surveyor, was mapping sewage lines.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff and sewage cause huge algal blooms, and when these algae die and sink, bacteria bloom in turn, consuming so much oxygen that few other organisms survive at lower depths.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Moreover, the purification and refining process works with many types of biowaste, notably food, sewage sludge, algal bloom, swine manure, and agricultural residue.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Some critics suggested the rate hikes could be smaller if the city abandons or shrinks its ongoing project to develop the Pure Water sewage recycling system.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff and sewage cause huge algal blooms, and when these algae die and sink, bacteria bloom in turn, consuming so much oxygen that few other organisms survive at lower depths.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Moreover, the purification and refining process works with many types of biowaste, notably food, sewage sludge, algal bloom, swine manure, and agricultural residue.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Some critics suggested the rate hikes could be smaller if the city abandons or shrinks its ongoing project to develop the Pure Water sewage recycling system.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij 
: waste materials carried off by sewers
Medical Definition
sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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