as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
I have to wash my hands; I got gunk all over them somehow
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Recent Examples of gunk
Portland city streets are full of gunk during the winter, but that didn't affect my pedaling too much.
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Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Clean out the garbage disposal: If your sink has a disposal, remove any visible gunk or debris.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Not only did the probe's thrusters go wonky because of decades of gunk building up in the pipes, but the onboard computer had a fit, cutting off communication with Earth.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Use tongs, not fingers, to push down the ice cube to fill the chamber.
Step 3: Add dish soap
More likely than not the blades are coated with gunk, grease, and other uninviting residue.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
Clean out the garbage disposal: If your sink has a disposal, remove any visible gunk or debris.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2025
Not only did the probe's thrusters go wonky because of decades of gunk building up in the pipes, but the onboard computer had a fit, cutting off communication with Earth.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2025
Use tongs, not fingers, to push down the ice cube to fill the chamber.
Step 3: Add dish soap
More likely than not the blades are coated with gunk, grease, and other uninviting residue.
—Julia Mitchem, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gunk
Noun
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The lingering fumes of attention and magical aura somehow still surround the oddball Rodgers like the cloud of dirt around Pig-Pen in the Peanuts comic strip.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Megan’s body was found on a narrow dirt path on March 15, 2003, in Wallkill, New York.—
Veronica Fulton,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When the trucks don’t arrive in time at a sewage plant near Cutler Bay, the smell from 350 tons of tarry black muck leftover from the daily processing of human waste can spread.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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There are accounts of brown, swirling muck near the landfill, of barrels leaching amber ooze into the grasses and ground.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a key Kremlin ally who allowed Russia to launch its invasion of Ukraine partially from Belarusian soil, is also in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Black chokeberry is considered a prairie shrub and native to the sandy soils of northeastern Illinois, but it’s become too much of a good thing at the Gensburg-Markham Prairie, according to event organizers.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The return of sludge haulers have made a difference for Andrea Chiarella’s daily walks.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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Soon, snowmen will soon melt into brown piles of sludge and green grass will appear again.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The pair had to cross enemy lines through the city's sewage tunnels, emerging from drainage grates in the dead of night to meet so Masri could give the singer his newest lyrics.—
Jawad Rizkallah,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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The force of the water and sewage on Aug. 5 removed the manhole cover in front of Catsadimas’ law firm off of its footing.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Soap removes sticky spills, smeared food or mud; bleach might take out the stains left once the crud is gone.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2025
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Too much crud on the vents can also affect the performance of your air fryer.—
Emily Farris,
Bon Appétit,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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People will be painting, planting trees, spreading mulch and cleaning up garbage starting at 9 a.m.—
Sal Pizarro,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Other videos on social media show people picking up food scraps from the garbage.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Gunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunk. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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