SEWAGE Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

sewage

noun

Definition of sewage

as in dust

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 Researchers have identified potential alternatives — including seaweed, cassava waste, single-cell proteins produced by fungi and even sewage. — Ian Urbina, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 The water and sewage institute has reported interruptions at several water treatment plants due to power outages caused by the quake. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 9 Oct. 2026 After school activities and athletics were either rescheduled, modified or cancelled due to the sewage issue. — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 That was again thinking about how that work could mitigate this city problem of sewage runoff in rainwater. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sewage

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Noun

And even for those who are holding down jobs, raises and promotions have become like gold dust.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Biddy covered most of the journey on foot—the equivalent of about six million steps—herding animals at the rear of her owner’s wagon company and choking her way through a moving screen of dust kicked up by the migrant caravan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of dust

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These days, any company that needs oil shipped by sea, rail or truck will pay a hefty premium over the price of the oil itself.

— Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Bruns points out that the cost of diesel affects everything that arrives via truck, from boat supplies to the wood for the crab traps, so expenses for fishermen have risen, too.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

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At an elementary school, Salomon picks up three trash bins full of cafeteria food refuse, including what appears to be leftover Sloppy Joe meat in a clear bag swarmed by flies.

— Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
All night, bits of refuse on the wet floor of the North County Transfer Station have had time to mingle and ferment in the persistent coastal humidity.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of refuse

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Prosecutors said Aurora was one of seven children, ages 2 months to 17 years, who lived in an east San José house on Lancelot Lane that was filled with cockroaches, pet feces, garbage and mold.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Clean your car full of garbage elsewhere and don’t hold up a line of customers.

— Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

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