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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 Lake Erie froze solid that year, but Dwight said the toxic sludge at the bottom of the river and the sheen of oil across the top would keep the Cuyahoga from freezing. —

Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 In February, the Johnson County commissioners issued a disaster declaration after PFAS chemicals were discovered in soil, water and animal tissue samples collected from agricultural land on which fertilizer made from sewage sludge was used. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2026 These products contain natural enzymes that help prevent stains, and the build up of mineral deposits, sludge, and organic contamination. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 May 2026 The system also achieved an overall carbon conversion efficiency of 83%, meaning a much larger portion of the sludge's carbon was converted into usable fuel rather than remaining trapped in residual waste. —

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Much of the mud saturated in contaminants is left by Gran Tierra in shallow concrete pools — known locally as baterias.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 May 2026
In Indonesia, a stringer walks through a village, or at least what was once a village before the mud flowed down from a forest and swept the village along with it.

— Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026