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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.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
Brine is a super-concentrated, suffocating saltwater sludge, which kills marine life.
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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.
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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.
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Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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Servers suggested mud crab, a variety known for its firmer, savory-sweetness that could handle the richness of the Macau-style curried coconut sauce in which it was baked.
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Pitman plunged a toilet full of dark liquid and called it mud.
Noun
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Nothing says summer like fresh peaches, tomatoes, and corn.
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Kids can take a train ride around the park, play in corn pits or cool down at the waterpark.
Noun
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Directed by Son Jae-gon and starring Gang Dong-won, Uhm Tae-goo, and Park Ji-hyun, the film tracks a faded first-generation K-pop co-ed dance trio making a reckless attempt to stage a comeback two decades after a plagiarism scandal dissolved their careers.
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The black goo biofilm can be cleaned off with minimal effort.
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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