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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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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
Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Settling on SacramentoCalifornia’s first capital was San Jose, which was deemed inadequate due to lack of facilities for a proper capital, and a wet winter in 1850-1851 turned dirt roads into muddy streams.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Industrial is the biggest laggard, thanks to supply chain uncertainty also muddied by potential and real tariffs.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
For instance, the new findings suggest the green-toned specks in muddy clay found in the outcrop could contain the mineral vivianite, which the News and Views authors say can specifically shed light on certain kinds of redox reactions that may have taken place on Mars.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Settling on SacramentoCalifornia’s first capital was San Jose, which was deemed inadequate due to lack of facilities for a proper capital, and a wet winter in 1850-1851 turned dirt roads into muddy streams.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
The third act could be described as structurally curious, as Mackenzie and Hopkins introduce some late-in-the-game flashbacks that, while grippingly shot, derail the story and muddy the waters of who we’re supposed to be rooting for.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Industrial is the biggest laggard, thanks to supply chain uncertainty also muddied by potential and real tariffs.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muddy
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Three lakes in central Wisconsin's Adams County have been plagued with unsightly, mucky algae blooms for years, some of which have produced harmful toxins.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Attendees mud wrestled even during rain delays in mucky conditions.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 June 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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With Onum folded into Falcon, logs stop being dusty records and start becoming live intelligence.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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There, water to sustain such a colony may be trapped less than a foot beneath the dusty red surface.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yes, God confuses the language and scatters everyone, thereby creating linguistic and cultural diversity.—
John Fugelsang
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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At one point, O’Steen was confused by a question, and the resulting back-and-forth was reminiscent of an Abbott and Costello repartee.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Long Walk uses the rawness of its spartan premise to venture deep into uncomfortable territory, culminating in an ending that blurs the lines between perseverance and defeat, hope and nihilism.—
James Grebey,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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On the third floor, The World of RH Bar and Lounge showcases highlights from other RH destinations around the world, including two jets RH One and Two, the RH Three yacht, and 26 restaurants and bars, showing how seamlessly the brand blurs the line between lifestyle and design.—
Erica Wertheim Zohar,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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As more success suddenly comes his way, McKinstry has remained the same, friendly and chuckling at his locker, dirtying his jersey and pestering opponents on the field.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Some were prosthetic buttocks, but others were people’s own buttocks, but in various states, like dirtied down and with partial covering.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Frog legs for dinner Frog hunting is nothing new; humans have been killing and eating the slimy green amphibians since 100 AD.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
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Discard if the cucumber slices become slimy or the water develops an off smell.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
26 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the outlook for heavier-duty Russian rocket engines is murky, at best.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Cowboys are coming off a Week 1 loss to the Eagles, and their immediate future is looking murky.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Muddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muddy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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