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Recent Examples of sludge
City officials blamed the incinerator and all the deliveries of sludge from other communities for the trouble.
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Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Sewage sludge is a mud-like byproduct created during wastewater treatment.
—Peter Blair, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
Those policies range from outright bans to water standards, sludge spreading restrictions and cleanup funding.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
In the eighteenth century, James Watt perfected the steam engine: a special box of fire that turned archaic fern sludge into factories, railroads, and skyscrapers.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Sewage sludge is a mud-like byproduct created during wastewater treatment.
—Peter Blair, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
Those policies range from outright bans to water standards, sludge spreading restrictions and cleanup funding.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 19 Feb. 2026
In the eighteenth century, James Watt perfected the steam engine: a special box of fire that turned archaic fern sludge into factories, railroads, and skyscrapers.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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Until Chicago, the state’s economic engine, can begin rowing in the same policy directions as our representatives in Springfield, getting Illinois out of the economic mud will continue to be an uphill battle.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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The six-step Ritual is a must-do, preferably every day of your stay, and incorporates the brand’s mud mask, silica mask, algae mask, and more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And the land has provided too, especially the summer corn and tomatoes growing in fertile farmlands on its eastern shore.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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The miso butter mac and cheese is a flavor bomb, with sautéed mushrooms and corn ($15).—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Huggins is a quiet talker with a dry wit and Martin can be a downright big-hearted pile of goo.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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The interior of this toiletry bag is coated in a cherry red water-resistant material, so when her beauty products inevitably leak everywhere during transit, their goo won’t take the bag with it.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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