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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
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Adding water too soon can turn dry dust into muddy residue, making the job harder rather than easier.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Assets worth at least $1 million — which includes the vast majority of real estate in San Francisco — are also grouped together, further muddying the picture.
—Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Adding water too soon can turn dry dust into muddy residue, which is harder to clean and makes more work for you.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 20 Apr. 2026
Adding water too soon can turn dry dust into muddy residue, making the job harder rather than easier.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
Sometimes the opinions of people can muddy your own thoughts.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
Assets worth at least $1 million — which includes the vast majority of real estate in San Francisco — are also grouped together, further muddying the picture.
—Alyce McFadden, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for muddy
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When Mom spoke, her voice came out thick and mucky.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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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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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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In 2020, stargazers flocked to dark sky locations to view the cosmic traveler Neowise, a visible comet then 64 million miles from Earth, with a dusty tail extending more than a million miles.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The dusty chocolate coating is bitter and unpleasant, and there isn’t enough salt to offset it.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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Old luggage barcode stickers can confuse airline systems and increase the risk of bags being misrouted or delayed.—
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Directness is often confused with insensitivity.—
Jonathan Alpert OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Martinez is throwing some blurs these days after returning this season following Tommy John surgery in June 2024.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Two of Horner's former teachers – both requesting their faces be blurred – delivered some of the most emotional testimony of the day.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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But as filming continued, Pidgeon appeared to dirty her butter blond with caramel and chocolate shades similar to Bessette-Kennedy’s, thanks to stylist Kari Hill.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Feb. 2026
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With the help of your Instant Pot, spaghetti and meatballs come together in under an hour without dirtying multiple dishes.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
24 Feb. 2026
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Spoiled egg salad may have a sour or sulfurous odor, slimy or watery texture, and other signs of spoilage such as dark spots, mold, bubbles, or fizzing.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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Sargassum, the stinky, slimy bane of beachgoers worldwide, is forecast to swarm over Florida's beaches this summer, experts say.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2026
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The prospects for Washington-Tehran peace talks remained murky, amplifying questions over oil and gas supplies worldwide.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Sheinbaum said the federal government is still investigating a potential violation of national security laws in the still-murky incident.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Muddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muddy. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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