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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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as in muddy
full of or covered with soft wet earth
the ground was very mucky after a night of pouring rain
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as in filthy
not clean
only too happy to remove those old mucky clothes
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Recent Examples of muck
Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
There’s an old English saying: Where there’s muck, there’s brass.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Randle's bully ball and inattentive defense are mucking everything up.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Waterproof dog throw: $34.99 (Amazon) Get ahead of the mess your mucky pup is bound to make while enjoying the favorable fall weather with the addition of a waterproof mat.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Aboard a research vessel in the South China Sea, scientists scooped up some deep-sea muck and began sifting through it.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
There’s an old English saying: Where there’s muck, there’s brass.
—Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Verb
Instead of merely mucking it up, Vancouver began to muck its way into the game.
—Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Randle's bully ball and inattentive defense are mucking everything up.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
With the Big 12 already in a bit of a mucky place before that reveal, how might this impact the conference as a whole?
—Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Waterproof dog throw: $34.99 (Amazon) Get ahead of the mess your mucky pup is bound to make while enjoying the favorable fall weather with the addition of a waterproof mat.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muck
Noun
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But after Freddie Freeman worked a four-pitch walk, Smith pounded a first-pitch sinker into the dirt.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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If your windows are heavily dirty, let the solution sit for a couple of minutes to loosen the dirt.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 July 2025
Noun
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About 20 yards beyond was a shallow pool of smelly, stagnant water surrounded by mud.—
Alann B. Steen,
Outdoor Life,
10 July 2025
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Samaritan’s Purse volunteers in Texas have been cleaning mud, clearing out areas full of debris and listening to survivors’ stories.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Who wouldn’t want content that’s relevant to their unique interests instead of a mess of irrelevant junk?—
Andrew Luttrell,
Time,
24 June 2025
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Every doctor who has pushed junk science on vulnerable kids should be held responsible.—
Kristen Waggoner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Wasps are also scavengers, and they can often be found flying around garbage bins looking for their next meal.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Folsom 4th of July garbage schedule For those living in Folsom, trash and waste pickup will continue as scheduled, according to the city’s website.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
Updated July 2,
Sacbee.com,
2 July 2025
Verb
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Police found items stained by blood in garbage bags in the living room closet.—
Kathryn Kovalenko,
Twin Cities,
9 July 2025
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Achiote stains the fish, which has also absorbed the aromatics of lemongrass, ginger and sharply citrusy calamansi juice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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Fucci, who was staying near the Guadalupe River, filmed on her phone a torrent of muddy water flooding the road to her grandmother's house.—
Susan Miller,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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Navy blue and sage green have become go-to choices but are losing their charm; opt for moody hues like muddy green, rust, or confident forest green instead.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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These words are so filthy, even 40 years later, that Tribune editors will only allow an edited version to be included here.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The girl is so filthy that just one look at her gets across the idea that this lifestyle is repellent.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Factors to consider: soil types, slopes, sun/shade, temperature, winds, and plant types and sizes.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 July 2025
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In so doing, the squash foliage serves as a living mulch, preserving soil moisture and squelching weed growth. Herbs.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
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“Muck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muck. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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