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Recent Examples of mud
The ability of these pants to remain comfortable (or even wearable) despite being consistently covered in mud, fish slime, and guacamole is quite impressive in my opinion.
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Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in September confirmed claims that mud released during the August dredge spill entered Big Lake and affected the fisheries.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
The weekend deluge sent mud and debris flowing onto roads in Wrightwood, a community in the San Gabriel Mountains that was slammed with mudslides during another destructive storm on Christmas Eve.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
But the road, extending 2,000 miles north-south from the Paraguayan border to the Amazon, is largely unpaved and in the rainy season is a sea of mud.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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Harry Spampinato, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2026
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in September confirmed claims that mud released during the August dredge spill entered Big Lake and affected the fisheries.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 5 Jan. 2026
The weekend deluge sent mud and debris flowing onto roads in Wrightwood, a community in the San Gabriel Mountains that was slammed with mudslides during another destructive storm on Christmas Eve.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
But the road, extending 2,000 miles north-south from the Paraguayan border to the Amazon, is largely unpaved and in the rainy season is a sea of mud.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
Noun
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In 2013 Coogan cofounded the buzzy nutrient-sludge-for-workaholics company Soylent.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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Many of the crude deposits are in the form of a heavy sludge, which is difficult to extract and refine.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Guests are geared up for activities in the basement muck room, where cubbies outfitted with wader boot dryers store rain jackets and dry suits.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Marquez recommends adding gravel to the bottom of the pot to help prevent water accumulation.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
2 Jan. 2026
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That said, wheelchair users might have a difficult time navigating the gravel paths that swirl to the villas and main pool.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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To McDermott, wearing glasses would be a reminder that more sand might be in the bottom of his hourglass than the top.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Allen sat on a bright yellow and white striped beach towel just inches away from the white sand beach, showing off a dark purple bandeau bikini and rose pink bikini bottoms.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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