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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
Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
After recent rains, the trail was damp but not muddy, and the surrounding grasses glowed a vibrant green.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Injuries are muddying the market for players such as Coby White, who has played fewer than half of the games this season because of recurring calf injuries.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Whatever has been muddy or poorly understood on the domestic scene should come sharply into focus now.
—Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2026
After recent rains, the trail was damp but not muddy, and the surrounding grasses glowed a vibrant green.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
And it’s only gotten harder, because in America our current government has quite purposefully and cynically co-opted a lot of conspiratorial thinking to muddy the waters to further their own cultural and political project.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
Injuries are muddying the market for players such as Coby White, who has played fewer than half of the games this season because of recurring calf injuries.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muddy
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But The Abandons’s read on womanhood is like that dismembered mayor — bloody, mucky, and missing essential pieces.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2025
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There are also mucky paw prints across the white wall.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Nov. 2025
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Unlike regions such as southeast Florida or southern California, New York’s nearshore waters are frequently turbid and moderately rough, limiting the visibility of sharks from the air.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Why does Mitch find the view beautiful, though the water is turbid and he is enveloped in the scent of incense and candles?—
Katie Kitamura,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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These findings suggest that strong, organized magnetic fields may have been common in the early universe, especially in dusty starburst galaxies like Arp 220's ancient counterparts.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These Cabernets often deliver bold black currant, plum, and dark chocolate flavors, layered with savory iron, dusty spice, herbs, and mineral notes.—
Liz Thach,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The sheer bulk of the suit might confuse the human eye from a distance, but in large open spaces, like snowfields, anything that looks a little odd will stand out.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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Many people confuse the center with Crossroads Church or Crossroad Health Center, Pelicano said.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Jan. 2026
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For Cyborgs, the boundary between human and AI thinking became deliberately blurred.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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As the interrogation unfolds, Dave’s belief that he was framed by the State begins to unravel, blurring the line between truth, obsession and self-deception.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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The adventurous actress dirties up her frock and face to play the village pariah, who reeks of fish and would be no man’s idea of a suitable wife, except perhaps the one-eyed bum who sleeps in the town square.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2026
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When stormwater dirtied by road runoff, failing septic tanks and fertilizer sullied crystal-clear rivers and lakes, and nobody cared.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2026
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Texture changes from what is expected of that food, such as a slimy feeling, which may be a sign of bacterial growth.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, some don’t like the slimy texture, which is why there are many methods to make okra less slimy in the kitchen, rather than more so.—
Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
14 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s is a bold prediction, and one belied by the fact that the revolution founded by Fidel Castro in the 1950s has survived all manner of murky CIA assassination plots and decades of economic arm twisting.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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The legality of doing so, however, remains murky as the fate of a follow-up bill known as the Clarity Act—which has big potential implications for stablecoins—remains unclear.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Muddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muddy. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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