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Recent Examples of sludge
The smog season regularly did a number on our mile-high mountains, wrapping them in a brown cloak of invisibility until wind and rain swept the sludge away.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Woonsocket residents are suing the city over nauseating odors from a local sludge incinerator.
—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
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Woonsocket residents are suing the city over nauseating odors from a local sludge incinerator.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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Even if the themes of the lyrics are similar, the wide-eyed intensity, and even rage, suggest there is more to her perspective than a desire to sink into the mud of modern life.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
21 Apr. 2026
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In January, a ValuJet DC-9 got stuck in the mud at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to police, necropsy results for both of the dead dogs revealed a cylindrical obstruction, resembling a corn cob, as well as a black substance consistent with bedding material.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
24 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 29 Apr. 2026.
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