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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
Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 May 2025
Derby winner Sovereignty ruins Triple Crown season: Sovereignty won a muddy Kentucky Derby at 7-1 but will not be entered in next week’s Preakness Stakes -- the fifth time since Justify won all three races in 2018 that the Preakness will run with no shot at a Triple Crown.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
However, OpenAI entering the browser ownership mix would muddy that message a bit.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Videos on social media showed streets overtaken with water, creeks and rivers rushing with high, muddy water and toppled trees blocking roads in Allegany County, Maryland.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 14 May 2025
Derby winner Sovereignty ruins Triple Crown season: Sovereignty won a muddy Kentucky Derby at 7-1 but will not be entered in next week’s Preakness Stakes -- the fifth time since Justify won all three races in 2018 that the Preakness will run with no shot at a Triple Crown.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 11 May 2025
Verb
Iran has insisted that keeping its enrichment is key, but Witkoff has muddied the issue by first suggesting in a television interview that Iran could enrich uranium at 3.67%, then later saying all enrichment must stop.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
However, OpenAI entering the browser ownership mix would muddy that message a bit.
—Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muddy
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Those collectibles may well hold signs of past life on that enigmatic, dusty and foreboding world.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
13 May 2025
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Everything from the mortar to the rope has been handmade on the dusty site.—
Rachel Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2025
Verb
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While no one should ever have confused the entertainment business with a warm binkie, the institutions themselves are in the new and awkward spot of having to justify their existence.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
12 May 2025
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All of the footage from The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon makes the show-within-a-show look silly, which the series confuses with humorousness.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2025
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The 20-episode series aims to blur the line between reality and imagination, mixing comedy and drama with a nostalgic nod to the vibrant ’90s era that shaped him.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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Meanwhile, our fiction picks include books with alternate timelines, ones that blur the boundaries between what’s imagined and what’s real and multiple dark academia novels.—
Chris Vognar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 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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Their bodies, often drab gray or brown, can be wart-studded and rough or slimy to the touch.—
Katarina Zimmer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Before eating, check for any signs of spoilage such as a foul odor or slimy texture.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Mar. 2025
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Its origins are as murky as the exact proportions of the recipe.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
14 May 2025
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Instead, the injury made his situation murky at best.—
Adam Jahns,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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“Muddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muddy. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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