as in truck
waste material (such as human urine and feces) that is carried away from homes and other buildings in a system of pipes
raw sewage
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Recent Examples of sewage
If the water where they are harvested is contaminated with bacteria from sewage runoff, those pathogens can accumulate inside the oyster.
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
To glance at it, the Kuyalnik Sanatorium, located near Odesa in southern Ukraine, could be a power station, military base or even a sewage treatment center.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
The violations include water waste dumped in city sewage systems, digging without permits and missing environmental inspections.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Piles of garbage and sewage cascaded like waterfalls.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
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Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
To glance at it, the Kuyalnik Sanatorium, located near Odesa in southern Ukraine, could be a power station, military base or even a sewage treatment center.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
The violations include water waste dumped in city sewage systems, digging without permits and missing environmental inspections.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Piles of garbage and sewage cascaded like waterfalls.
—Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
Noun
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The truck's condition was the result of years of mishaps that Riles says are too numerous to recount.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The best deal on the list belongs to this small but mighty handheld vacuum cleaner that can snatch up pet fur, dust, dirt, and more debris from furniture in a flash.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Gas and dust fall into a rotating disk around the black hole, and as the debris spirals more rapidly, it becomes superheated, releasing intense radiation.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The state also has an above average number of polluted waterways and more coal ash ponds — small, toxic water bodies near coal plants where poisonous refuse is discarded — than any other state.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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As workers separated the burning refuse and doused the items with water, a 911 call was made.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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