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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 In the riverbed, towering bald cypress trees now stood at a lean, their branches swept back by a 30-foot surge of water and mud, their trunks still plastered with debris. — Francesca D’annunzio, ProPublica, 25 Oct. 2026 In the city of Hurricane in far southwestern Utah, a shipping container drifting down a street gave way Friday to a mess of mud and debris to be cleaned up as people who had evacuated earlier in the week returned home. — Mead Gruver, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 Rain had turned much of our trails into sinking mud, and rock faces to gripless stone. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026 That means removing plants, mud and debris from boats, trailers and equipment; draining water from compartments; and allowing equipment to dry completely. — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mud

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Noun

Tanks full of radioactive sludge exposed him to at least 48 potentially hazardous chemicals.

— Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026
Investigators have also removed drums containing an oily, sludge-like material from the property and have investigated the home for signs of wet cremation, when a mix of chemicals are used to break down human remains.

— Joe Holden, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of sludge

Noun

Wolf has never sounded more grounded than with 10 toes down in the muck.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of muck

Noun

The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by olive fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Yébenes, left carriages shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Cranes shifted the carriages as police and soldiers picked through the wreckage strewn down the gravel slope where at least three train carriages were tossed by the impact.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of gravel

Noun

Away from the sand, get a different view of the region from the Cabo Rojo lighthouse and Las Salinas de Cabo Rojo salt flats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The project that started last week has made a big impact so far, restoring some of the sand lost over three consecutive storms.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

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