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sludge

noun

ˈsləj

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as in mud

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

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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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Recent Examples of sludge Ironically, the onslaught of AI sludge reshaping the look and feel of life online today has been steadily compelling some viewers to embrace exploring last century’s cinema in the real world. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 31 May 2026 Brine is a super-concentrated, suffocating saltwater sludge, which kills marine life. —

Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 May 2026 The line included eco-friendly finished metal buttons in neutral tones carrying a LCA certification, indicating reduced CO2 emissions, chemical consumption, sludge generation, water usage and electricity consumption. —

Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Mitch, along with several family members, fought the flood all night, vacuuming up the sludge and emptying buckets out the window. —

Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sludge

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That means, depending on the particular lake, the water might be filtering through limestone underground before emerging, or the bottom of the lake might be mostly limestone, not squishy mud.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Plus, Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) has secured the help of the Triarchy fleet by virtue of mud-wrestling Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn), the fleet’s admiral.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026