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mud

noun

ˈməd

Definition of mud

as in sludge

soft wet earth we cannot play softball today because the field turned to mud after last night's heavy rain

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Recent Examples of mud Locals and government officials were clearing debris and shoveling thick mud coating much of the town. — Eugene Garcia, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Facilities now extend to a seasonal mud bath with sunbathing terrace plus a modern sauna and steam bath inside. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2026 Hooves churned through low, marshy spots leaving ankle-deep, sticky mud. — Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Sep. 2026 During the girls' junior high race, multiple parents walked the course trying to find shoes that were stuck in the mud. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mud

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The questions of who and why are a mystery for the season to solve, but old adversaries like Frank Harkness and Peter Judd have emerged from the sludge around now, too, and there’s an overwhelming sense now of chickens coming home to roost.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
The United States is losing to one of its worst enemies in a war that has left the American economy mired in the sludge of growing inflation and rising energy prices.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of sludge

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As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The film could have only benefited from narrowing its scope away from all the government muck, an attempt to flesh out a mythology for its villains that are scarier simply as faceless, mysterious weapons of mass destruction.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of muck

Noun

Think natural river pebbles, gray slate chips, or white gravel.

— Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2026
About 40 miles south of Newcomb in the small community of Mexican Springs, flooding made many dirt and gravel roads impassable, stranding some families and leaving others unable to reach home.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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