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Recent Examples of mucky Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024 Waterproof dog throw: $34.99 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 However, if conditions are muddy or soggy, wait until soil has a chance to dry out a little more to avoid a mucky mess and compacting your soil. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024 Off-road capabilities remain stellar Enlarge Rivian Rivian products truly shine off-road—especially when the road is mucky, sticky, dirty, rocky, and wet. Abigail Bassett, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mucky 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucky
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  • Porsche asked us to keep traction control and ESC enabled during our drive—there are one-touch buttons to disable them—and given the muddy and dusty state of the roads, this was a wise idea.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 29 Jan. 2025
  • For investors who own Nvidia, or any individual stock, the decision is muddier.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • King wrote the letter while spending several days in solitary confinement in a dark, filthy, jail cell with no mattress in Birmingham, Alabama.
    John Blake, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The government soldiers left behind a filthy jumble of army life: clothes, blankets, gas masks and helmets, and empty tin cans.
    Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Still, there are some who firmly believe that the best Herradura tequila can be found in the dusty bottles that were produced before the turn of the century.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Poor Ventilation Along with the increase in moisture and humidity, another leading cause for a dusty bathroom is poor ventilation.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The TikTok video includes a series of pictures of Mabel cuddling with Kelsey while seemingly shooting dirty looks in Ray's direction.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The device also keeps dirty and clean water separated so your floors don’t become recontaminated.
    Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
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  • Swift herself opted for Louis Vuitton, clad in the designer’s $5,000 black and gold jacquard knit jacket, with a spark beanie — price $550 — to match,People reported.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Mills didn't notice anything odd – just a yellow jacket on the passenger seat, and some bags in the car including a black briefcase and a blue bag with a Massachusetts logo.
    Emma Steele, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The trailers show the girls in both the past and present timelines growing increasingly unhinged and the writers have promised us that this season will only get nastier.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Name calling, workplace gossip, nasty nicknames—the list of bad outcomes is virtually infinite.
    Andrew Couts, WIRED, 27 Jan. 2025

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“Mucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucky. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

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