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mud

noun

ˈməd

Definition of mud

as in sludge

soft wet earth we cannot play softball today because the field turned to mud after last night's heavy rain

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Recent Examples of mud The Bucs offense decided to keep it on the ground and take their chances in the mud rather than airing it out in a downpour. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Drake Maye found his groove in the second half and sort of left the Dolphins in his dust, or, mud as the case was. — Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 That construction pattern will bite deep into the snow and mud as opposed to flat or shallow designs. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2026 The hogs benefit from the shade in the paddocks, though the ranch also creates wallows for cooling mud baths that also provide sun protection. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mud

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The devolution of an image into melty sludge isn’t a new idea for book covers, but is used to great effect here.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Tanks full of radioactive sludge exposed him to at least 48 potentially hazardous chemicals.

— Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of sludge

Noun

Wolf has never sounded more grounded than with 10 toes down in the muck.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
As feminists fought patriarchy’s attempt to render women vulnerable socially and leave us dependent on men for money and more, the all-too-human inevitability of vulnerability and dependence got lost in the muck.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of muck

Noun

The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by olive fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Yébenes, left carriages shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Cranes shifted the carriages as police and soldiers picked through the wreckage strewn down the gravel slope where at least three train carriages were tossed by the impact.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of gravel

Noun

Other new displays include Lightwave, an immersive tunnel of moving and fixed chrome spheres; Cosmic Garden, a glowing hillside inspired by meditative sand gardens; and Fairy Forest, featuring glowing orbs and illuminated mushrooms.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
Three days later a second olive ridley laid eggs eight miles south on the sand in Huntington Beach.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

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