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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
how can you stand to read that slush in the tabloids?
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as in cheese
that which is of low quality or worth
discovered that slush is what publishers want, so that's exactly what she'll write didn't want to put in the effort to produce anything better than slush
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Recent Examples of slush
Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
In addition, the new data suggests that Titan can transport enough heat away from the core to create a refreezing effect, separating the icy crust and the rocky core with a layer of slush with watery pockets.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
New York Times, 15 May 2021
Kevin Nye attended the Juneau Trump rally, where vehicles, some decked with U.S. flags or banners supporting Trump, lined up Sunday to parade through town as the streets turned to slush from the snow and rain.
—Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2020
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Noun
Sorel Winter Carnival Waterproof Boots These waterproof Sorel boots are built for snow, slush, and anything a winter trip throws your way.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
In addition, the new data suggests that Titan can transport enough heat away from the core to create a refreezing effect, separating the icy crust and the rocky core with a layer of slush with watery pockets.
—New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
Beneath the dossier’s journey from media obsession to slush pile lies a broader and more troubling story.
—New York Times, 15 May 2021
Kevin Nye attended the Juneau Trump rally, where vehicles, some decked with U.S. flags or banners supporting Trump, lined up Sunday to parade through town as the streets turned to slush from the snow and rain.
—Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush
Noun
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That’s the whole point of that process of aging and using garbage bags and paint.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Raising the city’s garbage fee was another structural solution that aldermen and the mayor opted to avoid because of similar political difficulties.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Then, in February, flooding and mudslides coated his entire street in mud, even trapping an SUV.—
Lauren Pozen,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Vestibules and Mudrooms With all the mud, coats, and boots tracking in and out of homes in winter, vestibules and mudrooms become coveted rooms for buyers.—
Shagun Khare,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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Menus across the resort will continue to evolve, but early standouts at El Bembé, a concept inspired by the food kiosks that dot Puerto Rico’s beaches, include octopus tostones and sorullitos de maíz (corn fritters) topped with a savory cheese sauce straight from Rosado’s grandmother’s recipe book.—
Amber Kallor,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Farming ran deep in Dee’s family, who had worked the fertile land of southeastern Michigan since 1831, raising dairy cattle and growing wheat, corn and soy.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The healthy-dose of cheese in this recipe will convert even the most ardent broccoli hater.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Turkey meal includes mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, green beans, broccoli salad; ham meal includes mac and cheese, turnip greens, broccoli salad, hashbrown casserole.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Then, spray the outside of your oven door with a cleaner or use soapy water to wipe it down.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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Researchers are also studying ways to cool the most endangered parts of the reef, like spraying salt water into clouds to deflect sunlight.—
Susan Casey,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Crucially, the eggs were fittingly fluffy, none of that rubbery nonsense that plague lesser burrito slingers.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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All’s Fair is girlboss nonsense.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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In 2013 Coogan cofounded the buzzy nutrient-sludge-for-workaholics company Soylent.—
Julia Black,
Vanity Fair,
8 Jan. 2026
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Many of the crude deposits are in the form of a heavy sludge, which is difficult to extract and refine.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
4 Jan. 2026
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Safety and health worries have long surrounded landfills in many cities and towns in the Philippines, especially ones near poor communities whose residents scavenge for junk and leftover food in the garbage heaps, the AP points out.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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His wife’s body was discovered by a man who was working on the property to clear out junk ahead of the property’s sale.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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