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
Each building is dedicated to a different process to treat the sewage coming from across Sacramento County, Lunde explained.
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Two Plano restaurants were temporarily closed due to unsanitary conditions at one and overflowing sewage at another, according to the city’s health inspection report.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Its crews responded quickly to the failure, preventing more sewage from spilling into the lake, department officials said.
—Joe Marusak
june 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
Nearly 240 million gallons of sewage spilled into the river and its tributaries during eight days after a 72-inch section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line ruptured in mid-January.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026
Two Plano restaurants were temporarily closed due to unsanitary conditions at one and overflowing sewage at another, according to the city’s health inspection report.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Its crews responded quickly to the failure, preventing more sewage from spilling into the lake, department officials said.
—Joe Marusak
june 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
Nearly 240 million gallons of sewage spilled into the river and its tributaries during eight days after a 72-inch section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line ruptured in mid-January.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
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In December 2025, thieves in Massachusetts stole a truck stuffed with $400,000 in lobster meat bound for Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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To them, anything that smacks of architectural excess in a public building looks like a waste of money, even if the sums are piddling compared to the cost of invisible features like truck ramps, security systems, and ventilation.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
8 June 2026
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Additionally, environmental factors such as tobacco smoke, pollution, pollen, dust, pet dander, laundry soaps, fragrances and more can irritate children’s skin or breathing passages.—
Dr. Daniel DiGiacomo,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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But after the dust settled Saturday, La Habra’s senior softball players sat side-by-side on the grass, kicked off their cleats and giggled.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
7 June 2026
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Slightly over a mile from the market, perched on the banks of Korle Lagoon, is Old Fadama, an informal settlement where tens of thousands of people live on top of decades of refuse.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Humanity has littered the sky with the refuse of fossil fuel use, releasing enough CO2 to change the planet’s climate.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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