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Recent Examples of guck
The water levels varied with every step, rising from feet to knees to thighs in an instant, then back to shoe-sucking guck.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guck
Noun
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The debris flow can consist of rock, mud, vegetation and other loose materials.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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In a few days a thin sheet of water and mud would cover the area.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even from a young age, Ann seeks transcendence, and Fastvold conveys both the dark crowded muck of poverty and the young girl’s airy dreams of light and love.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the last 15 years, more than two-thirds of the waterway has been slowly brought back to life through concerted efforts to remove or cap toxic muck.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Coming in at second place is the Seychelles Islands, which is also the most peaceful beachside retreat with its white sand beaches, clear turquoise water, and incredibly low noise and light pollution.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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Greenwood State Beach unfolds below the bluff, a crescent of sand often empty but for driftwood piles and the occasional bonfire ring.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The standard provided improved protection for modern gasoline engines, including requirements for Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI), timing chain wear, and better piston deposit and sludge control.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The wastewater exits the home into the septic tank, where solids settle to the bottom of the tank to form a sludge layer, and the lighter waste forms a scum layer that floats at the top.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Guck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guck. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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