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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
Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Out on the street, the snow had turned to slush again.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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
The snow was turning to slush, creating the sort of conditions on which Shiffrin had barely practiced in months.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Out on the street, the snow had turned to slush again.
—Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 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
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
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In response, the city provided free vaccination to dogs at the encampment, removed 40 tons of garbage and provided outreach to residents to mitigate the risk of leptospirosis.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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While the Doral incinerator used to burn about half of the county’s daily trash supply, Miami-Dade is now using trucks and trains to send its garbage to landfills across Florida.—
Douglas Hanks
June 11,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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That means, depending on the particular lake, the water might be filtering through limestone underground before emerging, or the bottom of the lake might be mostly limestone, not squishy mud.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Plus, Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) has secured the help of the Triarchy fleet by virtue of mud-wrestling Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn), the fleet’s admiral.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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Ballard said the bourbon boasts a mash bill that is 70% corn, 20% rye and 10% barley.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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Crystal and Grant Norwood run a 3,000-acre farm growing corn, wheat and soybeans in Mansfield, Tennessee in rural Henry County.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Some people are still be able to consume dairy products from these animals, including milk, cheese and butter.—
Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The facility has since agreed to initiate a voluntary recall of all of its cheese products, according to the Maryland Department of Health.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
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If that happens, remove the safety clip, hold the can with both hands, and prepare to spray when the bear is roughly 30 to 40 feet away.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Aerial footage showed firefighters spraying water on several buildings that were on fire.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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The only moments where Philly’s Shadstackzz isn’t rapping at full force are when the beats switch from one to the next or one of his boys—named nonsense like firbucketss and Broadday—tag in.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
11 Dec. 2025
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When Kim finally got the mic back and tried to continue, Psalm somehow found another mic and began saying nonsense into it.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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The backlash was so extensive, Gutierrez ended up backtracking on the lucrative gig entirely, in one of the clearest signs yet that AI has become toxic sludge to much of the audience Amazon is trying to woo.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
3 June 2026
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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.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
31 May 2026
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Doremus Avenue and the warehouses and tank farms and truck lots and junk yards along it are not far from the Passaic River.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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The bad news is that the Zhuque-2E’s breakup is the latest chapter in China’s growing contribution to the space junk problem.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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