Definition of slushnext
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as in mud
soft wet earth he paused in front of the doorway to wipe the slush off of his boots before going inside

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as in corn
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental a musical that has been reviled as pure slush by the New York critics

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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
Noun
There's also a compact slush and shake maker and a stainless steel popsicle mold, both available on Amazon for less than $50. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Top them on a mixture of pomegranate juice, lemon juice, and coconut water that’s been into a slush. — Merve Ceylan, Health, 15 July 2026
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 Normally at this time of year lake effect is cut dramatically because of ice cover on the Great Lakes and open water slushing up. — Mark Torregrossa | [email protected], cleveland, 12 Feb. 2020 See All Example Sentences for slush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush
Noun
  • The ground level would sink, the water would seep up, and the horses’ hooves would trudge through mud.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • American and its allies must get private software developers in the mud with soldiers.
    — Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • By the late 19th century, something previously seen as garbage had become the foundation of a major new industry.
    — Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Electricity is now available up to 20 hours per day, Damascus and other cities are lit up at night, garbage is being collected, and water supplies are returning to neighborhoods on a weekly basis.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Warehouses full of fish, salt, sugar and spices, stores of corn and hay, as well as horses and cattle that could not be rescued, were burned.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • One of two lists from the White House showed that China planned to trim duties on a variety of US agricultural goods including corn, wheat, sorghum, meat, dairy, vegetable oils and meals.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Saturdays on the couch before the widescreen with beer, chicken wings and cheese dip might also be the best way to escape our ugly, chaotic politics.
    — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pairing fruits with protein or healthy fats, like nuts or cheese, can help slow digestion and reduce blood sugar spikes.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • FluMist is also another option, which instead of injection form, is a live influenza vaccine nasal spray for people ages 2 to 49 years old and contains egg proteins.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Details of the attack in court document report Williams sprayed the man with bear repellant, struck him with a Chevy Tahoe, then tried to hit him twice more with the vehicle.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • What Trump is serving up is precisely the kind of paternalistic nonsense that women have fought against for the past century, now applied to nation states.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Beast in Me now joins a celebrated cohort of series with this same sneaky nonsense buried in their glowing track records, including Downton Abbey, Big Little Lies, and The White Lotus.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The questions of who and why are a mystery for the season to solve, but old adversaries like Frank Harkness and Peter Judd have emerged from the sludge around now, too, and there’s an overwhelming sense now of chickens coming home to roost.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The United States is losing to one of its worst enemies in a war that has left the American economy mired in the sludge of growing inflation and rising energy prices.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • This is great news for keeping space clear of junk and extending satellites’ lifetimes—unless China turns that ability to get close to an uncooperative satellite into a military strategy.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The move to junk grade territory from BB+ to BB highlighted the project’s vulnerability to default.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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