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Recent Examples of mud
Most casualties were in Kunar province, where people typically live in wood and mud-brick houses along steep valleys.
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Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Many homes in rural and outlying areas are made from mud bricks and wood, with many poorly built.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Standing knee-deep in the lo‘i, covered in mud, gently pressing roots into the earth, anchored me in a new way.
—Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Thousands people lost power and residents of Oahu's North Shore had to evacuate as their neighborhoods were overwhelmed with mud and water.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Many homes in rural and outlying areas are made from mud bricks and wood, with many poorly built.
—ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Standing knee-deep in the lo‘i, covered in mud, gently pressing roots into the earth, anchored me in a new way.
—Wassan Al-Khudhairi, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
Thousands people lost power and residents of Oahu's North Shore had to evacuate as their neighborhoods were overwhelmed with mud and water.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
Noun
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Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The second is a 100-day sludge line that will poison the reserves oil-hungry nations are racing to drain.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Cormorants that tried to clean each other with their beaks died after ingesting the viscous muck.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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As the men tumbled down the grade’s shoulder into muck and brush, the speeders rammed together.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Paths cut through tall grass and gravel, leading from the Farmhouse (a communal spot with couches, coffee, and coworking spots) to the cabins, past the golf course, and out toward the pools.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Robb Report,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dining booths with actual agave succulents planted in gravel above them.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Traffic was heavy Saturday as concertgoers made their way to A1A, where the festival is set up on the sand at the south end of the beach.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Some began mining sand for the construction industry, to the frustration of the Great Green Wall department, which sees it as destructive to the environment.—
Julie Bourdin,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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