Definition of mudnext
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 was another scene where Jim has Matthew in the mud. Simon Bland, IndieWire, 12 June 2026 What happens at a gut health retreat Modern wellness centers have moved well beyond mud baths and facials. Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026 Salah, 33, announced his departure from Liverpool, a team he was once credited with bringing back to life, as the club spent the majority of this season fighting to get out of the mud and adapting under new leadership. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026 Testing of mud and water around the Harrison Street corridor and the Cordonices Creek area did not find any spread of the infection. Jason Green, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mud
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Noun
  • Every bucket, every rebound, every screen oozed difficulty, as if each player was covered in sludge.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • The backlash was so extensive, Gutierrez ended up backtracking on the lucrative gig entirely, in one of the clearest signs yet that AI has become toxic sludge to much of the audience Amazon is trying to woo.
    Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 June 2026
Noun
  • People get mired in all kinds of muck and yuck by the slop on social media.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Real estate executive Gloria Caulfield was the first to prominently step into the muck at the University of Central Florida.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • The roads are gravel, remote, full of potholes, and arriving at the hotel meant making a river crossing at one point in time (a bridge has since been introduced).
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 June 2026
  • The creek bed is lined with gravel and rock for a natural look.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • His ideal mix for vegetables is a combination of topsoil, compost, and lava fines, aka lava sand, which help oxygenate the soil.
    Johanna Silver, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2026
  • Queen Camilla closed out the 2026 Royal Ascot on Saturday with a second, shorter shoe streak, returning to Eliot Zed’s sand suede pumps after spending the meeting’s first three days in Chanel.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 June 2026

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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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