as in sludge
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental a story about a lost puppy that was pure corn

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Recent Examples of corn Generally, corn and rice pasta have a mild flavor that’s almost imperceptible under any sauce. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025 Their curry has corn, onions, and meat options like chicken karaage or ebi shrimp. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2025 Food prices at Tram Cream Coffee can range depending on whether a customer orders from the food menu that includes beef stew and corn sticky rice or from the pre-pack snack menu. Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025 In the Midwest, where row crops like corn and soybeans are concentrated, the conversation centers on scale and exposure. Artem Milinchuk, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for corn
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  • Using more sludge and less slag in their recipe, researchers were able to create a material that's stronger than even today's enhanced cements and highly resistant to corrosion by acid.
    Michael Franco, New Atlas, 9 June 2025
  • The film careens between a dreary sludge of despair and eventual heart-palpitating nightmare, Grace caught in a mercurial storm of her own moods without ballast and unable to be understood by those around her.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
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  • The study assessed six staple crops – maize (corn), soybeans, rice, wheat, cassava and sorghum – and found that only rice might avoid substantial losses due to rising temperatures.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • The scientists analyzed six crops — maize, soybeans, rice, wheat, cassava and sorghum — in more than 12,000 regions across 54 countries.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 18 June 2025

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“Corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corn. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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