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Recent Examples of mud
Their clothes are smeared with mud, symbolizing the earthy, devotional spirit of the journey.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
One is a spindly stick about 2 1/2 feet long that could have been used for digging in the mud.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Her body was covered in mud, there was mud on the outside of the car, on the inside of the car.
—Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
This secluded and mountainous chunk of property offers more elevation change than most of the American Midwest combined—and thanks to the recent 40-plus inches of rain, a similarly Midwestern potential to produce ungodly amounts of mud.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
One is a spindly stick about 2 1/2 feet long that could have been used for digging in the mud.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Her body was covered in mud, there was mud on the outside of the car, on the inside of the car.
—Sarah Prior, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2026
This secluded and mountainous chunk of property offers more elevation change than most of the American Midwest combined—and thanks to the recent 40-plus inches of rain, a similarly Midwestern potential to produce ungodly amounts of mud.
—Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
Noun
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For decades, that sludge was treated as hazardous waste and hauled to landfills.—
Alan Collins,
The Conversation,
21 Jan. 2026
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Egypt’s mummies are the most well-known, but the process can also happen naturally in places like glacier ice, desert sands and bog sludge.—
Adithi Ramakrishnan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lots of mud, mixed with blood and guts, because what’s Westeros if not a queasy swill of muck and bodily fluids?—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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An environmental group has purchased nearly all of the remaining land at Sargent Ranch, a vast property south of Gilroy along Highway 101 where Southern California investors sparked a 10-year controversy after proposing to build a sand-and-gravel quarry.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Here's how to track snowplows in Michigan In Wayne County, road-clearing trucks first prioritize freeways, then move to county primary and secondary roads, subdivisions and gravel roads, in that order, Tomocik said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For families The aforementioned Sonoran Splash pool is geared toward kids, and the Sunset Beach pool—with sand imported from Florida—is a fun spot for little ones to play, too.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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This isn’t necessarily a relax-on-the-sand kind of beach, but families with older kids will find lots of activity and good people watching.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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