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as in dirt
foul matter that mars the purity or cleanliness of something
spattered with muck from the pigpen
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as in junk
that which is of low quality or worth
what's this muck that you've been watching on TV, anyway?
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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
there's some solid substance in this book, but the reader has to trudge through a lot of muck to get to it
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as in to stain
to make dirty
you can't work in the garden and not expect to muck your clothes
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Recent Examples of muck
Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
And years of exposure to heat, chemicals, and environmental muck can also strip away some of your hair’s natural gloss, leaving it looking duller, Dr. Lo Sicco notes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 July 2025
Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Again, not mucking it up and people liking it, which was great.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 June 2025
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Noun
Dredging would have removed about four to five feet of muck and other material from the floor of the lake, increasing its depth to 12 feet in some places.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2025
And years of exposure to heat, chemicals, and environmental muck can also strip away some of your hair’s natural gloss, leaving it looking duller, Dr. Lo Sicco notes.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 July 2025
Verb
And when the commercial harvest was closed, at least one federal official speculated that any further research might get curtailed, since those anglers, many of them rich and well connected, wouldn’t want scientists mucking around in what had become their territory.
—Boyce Upholt, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025
Again, not mucking it up and people liking it, which was great.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muck
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In high-traffic rooms or areas, sweep or vacuum daily to remove dirt and debris from the floor's surface to prevent buildup.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Scrub the vegetables under running water to remove any dirt or bacteria.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
15 Aug. 2025
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While Virgin Voyages features a large spa with several water features, a quartz treatment bed, and a mud room, Celebrity has expanded the wellness theme outside the spa.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Even when encountering damp grass or bits of mud, the beefy, notched wheels never showed signs of traction loss.—
Tyler Hayes,
PC Magazine,
12 Aug. 2025
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The practice doesn’t work: Virtually every major medical association denounces it as junk science.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Limiting the number of satellites could prevent space junk, protect the satellites already in orbit and allow everyone to have a clear view of the night sky.—
Tony Milligan,
Space.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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New York City has already begun working with neighborhood groups and activating organizations who sign up to be notified before a big rain to clean debris like falling leaves and garbage from the sewer drains in their community.—
Amy Chester,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Check garbage collection schedules in Ohio Ohio's bigger cities won't see garbage trucks on Labor Day.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Aug. 2025
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Block after block across metropolitan Milwaukee, piles of soaked carpets, waterlogged appliances and furniture stained beyond recognition now slump in front yards and along sidewalks.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The color is also anti-fade, and won’t stain, shrink, or wrinkle.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Aug. 2025
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Surfactants are molecules with hydrophilic (water-loving) and hydrophobic (water-repelling) ends, which interact with water and soil particles, aiding water infiltration and distribution in soil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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Yet Tebas’ desire to play games on American soil is exactly the kind of endeavor that makes two-club domination harder to escape.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Frankie’s Fabulous menu also includes shareable apps, like zucchini chips and fried calamari, plus salads, including the signature house salad mixing romaine with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, artichokes, kalamata olives, and provolone cheese.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The new pizza's base is inspired by the chain's garlic bread, with a garlic-Parmesan crust and topped with Parmesan, Romano, Asiago, Fontina, and Provolone cheeses.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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While countless users dismissed the theories as nonsense, the dog pile had begun causing the hot takes to go viral.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Aug. 2025
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Bon Jovi’s team dismissed word of the tour as nonsense.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Muck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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