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gleys

noun

plural of gley

as in blacklands

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This year’s palette features a range of earthy tones, warm neutrals, clays, soft blues, and moodier hues, which can be mixed and matched and paired in any combination that appeals to you and your space.

— Kate McKenna, The Spruce, 26 Aug. 2026
Plenty of my friends worked there loading clays; nothing like working in a box in the middle of August, with the sun beating down on a barren landscape, just make gas money and some Friday night jingle.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The film could have only benefited from narrowing its scope away from all the government muck, an attempt to flesh out a mythology for its villains that are scarier simply as faceless, mysterious weapons of mass destruction.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of muck

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Unlike many Cajun restaurants with good platters but weak gumbos and sides, Cocodrie’s excels at everything.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
On the flip side, this thickening agent is put to good use in dishes like gumbos, stews, and curries.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025

Definition of gumbos

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Even great books can acquire dust on the shelf; an infusion of feeling helps keep them alive.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
The poorer the air being inhaled by children in Hackney, the more regularly the dust was agitated and the thicker the storm and richer the color inside the box.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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