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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 Walking around in the mud and glowering at the neighbors is not my idea of a good time. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 How many more artists, realistically, will come from the mud, perform locally, and find themselves in the right place at the right time? — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026 With seas of mud everywhere, the skies remained stubbornly misty and cool through midafternoon, and crowds slow to arrive. — Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 With better lighting, and a home that did not fill up with mud and water during every monsoon, her children began to perform well in school. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mud

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Rather than paying millions to haul away toxic sludge, facilities could soon scrub their rinse water for immediate reuse to harvest high-purity copper directly off their treatment equipment.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
But the real key to the magic is that frenetic tone — the dirty, grungy, previously unheard sludge created when guitarist/Ray’s brother Dave Davies slashed his amp’s speaker with a razor.

— Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Definition of sludge

Noun

Once more than 20 feet deep in some areas, Lake Jesup today is barely six feet deep as muck and other debris have accumulated on the bottom.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Yes, Nolan’s tendency to make the sound editing a bit murky or a bit too loud at times while the dialogue sinks into the sonic muck, all these things are true here.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of muck

Noun

DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said, shortly after noon, a 2025 Mazda CX-5, a Mack semi-tractor trailer hauling gravel, and a 2013 Nissan Altima collided at the intersection of Illinois Route 23 and Melms Road.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Clean gravel and siphon water Use a gravel vacuum or gravel siphon to clean the gravel substrate of your betta fish aquarium.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of gravel

Noun

Around them, the sand and sky are painted so thinly that the weave of the canvas shows through; the shoreline is scumbled; the distant boats are a few strokes of wet on wet paint.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Another new attraction that would satisfy a demand from residents is a skate park, which would be placed on the northwest corner where there are now sand volleyball courts.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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