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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 Parker River National Widllife Refuge was established in 1971 and is home to more than 4,700 acres of wetlands, beaches, dunes, forests, bogs, salt marshes and mud flats. — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 These components introduce mechanical complexity and introduce inefficiencies, causing a loss of torque in mud, sand, or rubble. — New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026 The clip then pans to a warm fire, and someone, presumably Meghan, stomping in rain boots in the mud. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 13 Sep. 2026 Wet grit turns into mud in your grout and sandpaper under your mop. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mud

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The United States is losing to one of its worst enemies in a war that has left the American economy mired in the sludge of growing inflation and rising energy prices.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Crazy picked the bowl up and chugged down the salty, yellow sludge.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of sludge

Noun

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
The film could have only benefited from narrowing its scope away from all the government muck, an attempt to flesh out a mythology for its villains that are scarier simply as faceless, mysterious weapons of mass destruction.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of muck

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Northwest Florida, where the Emerald Coast’s sugar-white sands meet the maritime forests of South Walton, is a landscape of striking contrasts.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
The pre-election lines in the sand For generations, Brazilian politicians have argued over whether the country’s frustrations are best explained by forces beyond its borders or by failures within them.

— Andre Pagliarini, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

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