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 There, passers-by may have noticed Lindsey Vonn, wearing a silver fringe dress, sticking a sign in the mud off the interstate. Sean Gregory, Time, 27 Oct. 2025 After success against Nebraska last week, the Gophers’ running game was again stuck in the mud. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025 After marveling at the park’s mud pots and hot springs, visitors to nearby Drakesbad Guest Ranch can be the direct beneficiaries of that volcanic activity as well, with therapeutic soaks in Drake’s Bath available seasonally, plus massages offered by reservation. AFAR Media, 24 Oct. 2025 Instead, buyers are now more interested in features such as show kitchens with large eat-in islands, mud rooms, and lavish laundry rooms. Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mud
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Noun
  • That includes farmers who have had sludge from water treatment plants spread on their land containing PFAS, fire departments, airports and municipalities, people who own land that was polluted by PFAS originating from another nearby property or waste facilities that accepted PFAS.
    Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After Netflix’s Adolescence directed mainstream attention to the toxic sludge awaiting young men online, Rekt drives the point home in the most disturbing ways.
    Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Since the April 2022 closing of the $43 billion merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, investors have been dragged into the muck.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Gophers’ running game was stuck in the muck for weeks, but running back Darius Taylor got loose with 145 yards on 21 carries and his first rushing touchdown.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To that end the brand hosted an experiential exhibit inside the Grand Palais that brought running to life by creating shifting floor environments from sand to concrete and forest soil to urban gravel, with matching soundscapes.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And riding or walking the trails gives users more than a stretch of gravel or asphalt to explore.
    Pam LeBlanc, Outside, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Flocks of snow buntings skitter across the sand, rising in confetti clouds.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Use sand, snow, or leaves typical of the season.
    Carolyn Forché, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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