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Recent Examples of mud
The Petti Restaurant mitigates this by covering the containers in mud, creating a striking building that stays a little cooler in India's intense heat.
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Adam Williams
april 24, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
The wheels sink into the soft mud and rip out the grass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
According to a journal article in Scientific Reports, a research team monitoring 230 monkeys living on the popular Rock of Gibraltar observed them eating mud.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Feeling cool mud squish between toes, stepping on pine needles and exploring meditation caves, scent stations and dark rooms transform a routine walk into an immersive experience.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Adam Williams
april 24, New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026
The wheels sink into the soft mud and rip out the grass.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
According to a journal article in Scientific Reports, a research team monitoring 230 monkeys living on the popular Rock of Gibraltar observed them eating mud.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Feeling cool mud squish between toes, stepping on pine needles and exploring meditation caves, scent stations and dark rooms transform a routine walk into an immersive experience.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
Noun
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When the basin’s draining began in late March, some in the community worried about turtles being left behind in the sludge.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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First, in the pretreatment step, the sludge was heated to high temperatures and exposed to oxygen.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The highest-scoring, fastest-flying team on the ice this season just can't seem to completely solve the lock-down, muck-up-the-middle approach of the Los Angeles Kings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Popular with airboaters, froggers and fishermen, the swampy muck beneath the water may have acted as a pincushion, essentially swallowing the disabled DC-9 aircraft.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The whale became stranded on the island's gravel beach on Monday night, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association's regional branch said on social media.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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For the first part of his life, that was rally, where teams race cars not on tracks but twisty, small roads on terrain like gravel and snow.—
Marisa Meltzer,
Vanity Fair,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Boca Raton — Boca Raton is one of the wealthiest cities in Florida, but even along its golden sands, people still get stuck in fiscal undertows.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Consider heading all the way north along the sand several miles to the pretty trails and quiet beach fronting Hanna Park or go south along the sand to the quarter-mile-long Jax Beach Pier, where surfers catch waves and anglers cast out lines for whatever is biting.—
Terry Ward,
Travel + Leisure,
9 May 2026
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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