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as in mucky
full of or covered with soft wet earth
please do not walk in the house with muddy boots on, as you will get the carpet dirty
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2
as in turbid
having visible particles in liquid suspension
whether muddy or not, water taken from lakes and streams should be boiled by campers
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3
as in dusty
not clean
we were all muddy after playing outside
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as in to confuse
to throw into a state of mental uncertainty
my mind had been thoroughly muddied by the long hours of exacting work
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as in to blur
to make (something) unclear to the understanding
that argument is irrelevant and will just muddy the issue we're trying to resolve
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as in to dirty
to make dirty
forgot to take off our shoes and accidentally muddied the kitchen floor
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Recent Examples of muddy
Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Contact support Powered By On a muddy track at Churchill Downs, 9-to-1 outsider Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, with favorite Journalism ending up in second place.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 4 May 2025
Mike Sando, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Bass stays bold without muddying vocals, and the wireless charging case tops them up between sessions.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
And there’s kids involved that get attached and things get muddy.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Contact support Powered By On a muddy track at Churchill Downs, 9-to-1 outsider Sovereignty won the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby, with favorite Journalism ending up in second place.
—Nick Duffy, NBC news, 4 May 2025
Verb
Deals with picks heading in both directions muddy the waters a little bit.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Bass stays bold without muddying vocals, and the wireless charging case tops them up between sessions.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muddy
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With the Big 12 already in a bit of a mucky place before that reveal, how might this impact the conference as a whole?—
Mark Schindler,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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The crowd goes wild, Seeger beams at the anthem his boy has written for the movement, the other fest mucky-mucks pat themselves on the back.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
10 Dec. 2024
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On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
20 Nov. 2024
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Grass carp make the water more turbid; stiltgrass and common reed can block sight lines and reduce property values; and sea lamprey are a shocking sight when they are attached to sport fish.—
Caitlin Looby,
Journal Sentinel,
12 Sep. 2024
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Flying by the active asteroid could show exactly what processes are creating the dusty tails streaming from the object and might reveal possibilities scientists haven’t even considered, Kareta said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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The dry, dusty air can weaken or block hurricane formation.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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Also, this word et cetera at the end of the sentence confused me.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Weir was confused by the man’s unusual conviction, though.—
Louise Erdrich,
New Yorker,
25 May 2025
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Contemplating the issue from a more macro standpoint, AI is increasingly blurring the lines around what constitutes academic honesty.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Anyone moving from a smartphone up to the EOS 2000D will be amazed by the image quality and the ability to produce shots with beautiful bokeh (background blur).—
Rowena Cockett,
Space.com,
26 May 2025
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Crème Brûlée Steve Granitz Crème brûlée is like butter blonde, but dirtied up a bit for a browned, warm tint.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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He’s come through with timely hits, dirtied his uniform on the bases and made an impact with his arm in the outfield.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Note that the beverage's texture may be slightly thick or slimy.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
21 May 2025
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His stance puts him at odds with Eddington’s mayor, Ted Garcia (Pedro Pascal), a somewhat slimy and slick political operative who is currently running for reelection.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
19 May 2025
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There is no evidence that Ms. Harris paid for the endorsements, although details on celebrity engagements can be somewhat murky.—
Theodore Schleifer,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Even as the temporary agreement between the U.S. and China has lifted sentiment this week, some major U.S. companies are issuing warnings about rising costs and a murky macroeconomic outlook.—
Pia Singh,Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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“Muddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muddy. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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