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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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Though the locker room area felt a little cramped, the treatment menu itself could not be more extensive, with everything from Indian head massages and Guinot facials to Dead Sea mud therapy and a special selection of Ayurvedic offerings.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Video posted Wednesday on X shows the streets of Santa Cruz, Jamaica, completely covered in mud.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Think strawberry Maria cookie; chocolate coconut and Oreo; banana split and chocolate and corn flakes.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Another said their podiatrist recommended the shoes for their corns.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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With a bald noggin and spattered in white goo, Stone looks otherworldly while defending her humanity.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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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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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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