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
Heavy rain can wash all kinds of contaminants into the water: dog waste from nearby paths, debris, chemicals, human sewage, and more.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 23 May 2025
On May 11, Kennedy posted photos on X of him and his grandchildren splashing in a Washington, D.C., creek known to be contaminated with raw sewage.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Power outages and a sewage overflow prolong the Baltimore area's recovery after a powerful thunderstorm and tornado Friday.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2025
In the early ’70s, there was a 54-inch sewage force main installed from south to north at this river crossing location.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 23 May 2025
On May 11, Kennedy posted photos on X of him and his grandchildren splashing in a Washington, D.C., creek known to be contaminated with raw sewage.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 23 May 2025
Power outages and a sewage overflow prolong the Baltimore area's recovery after a powerful thunderstorm and tornado Friday.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2025
In the early ’70s, there was a 54-inch sewage force main installed from south to north at this river crossing location.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
Noun
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FanDuel Sports Kansas City trucks potentially could have been impacted by the storm.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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The trucks were bound for Intel’s $20 billion semiconductor plant in New Albany, a suburb of Columbus.—
Angela Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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The thin layer of Saharan dust that could limit Friday’s soaking will dissipate over the weekend, but the moisture should linger, Torres-Vasquez said.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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Thunderstorms could affect Arizona late Sunday and into Monday, and some gusty winds could contribute to blowing dust.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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Across the 80-plus works featured will be early figurative paintings, abstractions from her mid-career period, and more recent works, some of which are adorned with refuse and allowed to hang free from the wall.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Russian spacecraft will remain docked to the station for about six months as it is refilled with refuse and trash by the ISS crew.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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