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
But testing sewage might have raised the alarm much sooner.
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Jeremy C. Kourvelas, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
Three inches of rain fell in an hour last Wednesday, leading to a major stormwater runoff from Atlanta's sewage system into the river.
—Monique John, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Experts say the fish kill was likely caused by heavy rains and flooding, which can release unexpected sewage and pollutants into the river.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
Ulseth says litigation over sewage contamination in the Chattahoochee River dates back to the 1990s and is ongoing.
—Kate Petersen, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
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Jeremy C. Kourvelas, Washington Post, 27 May 2026
Three inches of rain fell in an hour last Wednesday, leading to a major stormwater runoff from Atlanta's sewage system into the river.
—Monique John, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Experts say the fish kill was likely caused by heavy rains and flooding, which can release unexpected sewage and pollutants into the river.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 26 May 2026
Ulseth says litigation over sewage contamination in the Chattahoochee River dates back to the 1990s and is ongoing.
—Kate Petersen, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
Noun
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Escalante Sandoval then approached the parked van, removed a key concealed in the gas cap and backed it up, allowing a group of people to move three deep freezers from the van into the bed of the truck and load them with packages.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
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Bystanders ran to the truck to pull Harrell out, authorities said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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The dust cleared as both Grandes Americanos were on equal footing.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Justice Department officials, however, helped turn this particular dust-up into a confusing reminder of the circus that surrounded Carroll’s legal crusade against the president, which began in 2019.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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The old refuse was collected into a single pile in the 1950s and newer operations continued to accumulate waste there, per DRMS.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But some of that refuse, the ghost recalls, found a second life in the hands of a woman named Cara.—
Omari Weekes,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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