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1 soft wet earth
  • after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge

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2 something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental
  • I can't bring myself to read that sludge

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The first known use of sludge was in the 15th century

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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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