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Recent Examples of mud
The driver was trying to back out, but the tires were just spinning in the mud.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2023, heavy rains stranded attendees in deep mud, forcing conservation of food and water and leading to at least one reported death.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Although the space station is without dirt and mud, astronauts’ clothes get dirty from sweat during their daily exercise.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
Scruton and his team had a weekend to remove the trees, mud, dirt and embankments.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
In 2023, heavy rains stranded attendees in deep mud, forcing conservation of food and water and leading to at least one reported death.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Although the space station is without dirt and mud, astronauts’ clothes get dirty from sweat during their daily exercise.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
Noun
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The standard provided improved protection for modern gasoline engines, including requirements for Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI), timing chain wear, and better piston deposit and sludge control.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The wastewater exits the home into the septic tank, where solids settle to the bottom of the tank to form a sludge layer, and the lighter waste forms a scum layer that floats at the top.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Golden State brings opponents into the muck, and the Valkyries thrive in that slow pace.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Wiley and her group trudged through the murky water in the morning, feet squelching in the muck.—
Jack Prator,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The unfinished project was intended to upgrade two roads in the village — Sprucewood Lane and Lake Shore Drive, which are home to about 65 houses — by adding gravel shoulders and sidewalks, widening the roadway and enhancing stormwater drainage.—
Erin Yarnall,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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The incident occurred on Turn 8, when Acosta lost his bike and slid onto the gravel trap at high speed.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Enge said the most interesting rainbow snake sighting was under a boat motor on a sand bar on the lower Ochlockonee River, near Sopchoppy, about 35 miles south of Tallahassee.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Some of the trails will be made of wood or wood-like substances and elevated above the sand.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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