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
Advertisement The hallmark of an excellent utility—electricity, drinking water, plumbing, and sewage—is that people use it all the time but don’t think about it.
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Jimmy Wales, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The buildup can also clog sewage systems, leading to overflows that send raw sewage into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of these compounds along with sewage ends up in certain rivers.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Jimmy Wales, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
The buildup can also clog sewage systems, leading to overflows that send raw sewage into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
The woman’s husband, a scrawny man in a shabby work uniform, smelling of sewage, drooped behind the gurney.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Some of these compounds along with sewage ends up in certain rivers.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
Noun
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Sewer Rats El Camello is with me in the back of the truck beneath the canopy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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 argument continued in the distance, not far from a dumpster brimming with refuse that spilled onto the ground around it.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The refuse removal company has a 50-day moving average of $225.36 and a 200-day moving average of $224.92, putting it near a death cross.—
Liz Napolitano,Nick Wells,
CNBC,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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