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Recent Examples of mud
The driver was trying to back out, but the tires were just spinning in the mud.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2023, heavy rains stranded attendees in deep mud, forcing conservation of food and water and leading to at least one reported death.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Although the space station is without dirt and mud, astronauts’ clothes get dirty from sweat during their daily exercise.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2023, heavy rains stranded attendees in deep mud, forcing conservation of food and water and leading to at least one reported death.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Although the space station is without dirt and mud, astronauts’ clothes get dirty from sweat during their daily exercise.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
Noun
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The standard provided improved protection for modern gasoline engines, including requirements for Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI), timing chain wear, and better piston deposit and sludge control.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The wastewater exits the home into the septic tank, where solids settle to the bottom of the tank to form a sludge layer, and the lighter waste forms a scum layer that floats at the top.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Even from a young age, Ann seeks transcendence, and Fastvold conveys both the dark crowded muck of poverty and the young girl’s airy dreams of light and love.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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Over the last 15 years, more than two-thirds of the waterway has been slowly brought back to life through concerted efforts to remove or cap toxic muck.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The man, who is in his 70s, was reportedly working on a tractor on the side of a gravel road in the Mulberry Mountain area when the incident occurred.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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The landing zone will consist of a 280-foot diameter concrete pad surrounded by a 60-foot-wide gravel apron.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Enge said the most interesting rainbow snake sighting was under a boat motor on a sand bar on the lower Ochlockonee River, near Sopchoppy, about 35 miles south of Tallahassee.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Some of the trails will be made of wood or wood-like substances and elevated above the sand.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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