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Recent Examples of guckThe water levels varied with every step, rising from feet to knees to thighs in an instant, then back to shoe-sucking guck.—Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2022 Rachael’s radical hypothesis is that menstruation is necessary to flush out bacteria and guck that enter women’s bodies along with sperm during intercourse.—Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 18 July 2019 Take a look: The guck that comes out of what has been classified by INSIDER as an epidermoid cyst seems never-ending.—Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2017
This traditional market, built in the 1820s with mud and palm leaves, is just a 15-minute drive from the mosque.
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Natasha Amar,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
The short story was inspired by the ancient folkloric legend of the Golem, an anthropomorphic being usually made from clay or mud, brought to life by magical means to serve its creator.
Sovereignty’s Kentucky Derby victory in the muck at Churchill Downs sparked curiosity over whether the colt can build on his signature win over a possibly drier, faster surface on the Triple Crown trail.
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Gary B. Graves,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2025
The town of Grand Isle was stuck in the muck of disaster.
By vacuuming microbes out of the sand, sea cucumbers reduce the growth of ecosystem-smothering algae as well as nasty bacteria that cause coral disease: A 2024 experiment found that removing sea cucumbers on two Pacific reefs led to a surge in sickness and death among many staghorn corals.
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Katarina Zimmer,
JSTOR Daily,
15 May 2025
The fees will remain for swimming and launching watercraft, but the south end of the beach will be free to those who simply want to sit on the beach or relax in the sand, McNamara said.
However, trade classification is not the only contributor to trade sludge.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
Pacific Palisades experienced a major intersection submerged in three feet of sludge, and roads near the Eaton Fire burn scar were overtaken by several feet of mud, trees, and vegetation.
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