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Recent Examples of sludge
And at least one section became known for the bubbles produced by toxic sludge on its floor.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
Desalinating that water, however, would produce tons of brine, or super-salty sludge, as waste.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the onset of the rainy season has exacerbated already deplorable conditions, transforming dust into thick sludge, flooding fragile shelters, and bringing swarms of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
The Little Calumet, just blocks from where Steagall used to live, had shores like quicksand from all the toxic sludge and the Grand Calumet River was one of the most polluted bodies of water emptying into Lake Michigan.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 15 Sep. 2025
Desalinating that water, however, would produce tons of brine, or super-salty sludge, as waste.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, the onset of the rainy season has exacerbated already deplorable conditions, transforming dust into thick sludge, flooding fragile shelters, and bringing swarms of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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This clay molding process was known to preserve the form of soft animals in oxygen-poor areas, such as the muds at the bottom of lagoons and deep-sea trenches, Sereno says.—
Andrea Tamayo,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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Turbulence in Lake Nyos changes the color from clear blue to mud-brown or reddish from iron sediments.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The filmmaker gave Perkins some room for improvisation, and that's how Norman's love of candy corn came about.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Original Ol’ South Pancakes are your more traditional fluffy style served buttermilk, homestyle, buckwheat, or corn.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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This American remake of the South Korean drama Il Mare is romantic goo that’s relatively easy to resist, and its ruminations on fate, love, destiny, and luck are all pretty standard for the genre.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Oct. 2025
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Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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