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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
Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2020
When the bathrooms began flooding, the manager decided the night was canceled, and fans begrudgingly slushed their way out.
—Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The resulting mix is a ball of slush just solid enough to stay together, but definitely mushier than, say, a hailstone; picture a wet snowball.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Noun
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
When the bathrooms began flooding, the manager decided the night was canceled, and fans begrudgingly slushed their way out.
—Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
Verb
Driving conditions have deteriorated some with snow/slush collecting on roadways.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The resulting mix is a ball of slush just solid enough to stay together, but definitely mushier than, say, a hailstone; picture a wet snowball.
—Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush
Noun
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New York City has already begun working with neighborhood groups and activating organizations who sign up to be notified before a big rain to clean debris like falling leaves and garbage from the sewer drains in their community.—
Amy Chester,
New York Daily News,
6 Aug. 2025
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Check garbage collection schedules in Ohio Ohio's bigger cities won't see garbage trucks on Labor Day.—
Mariyam Muhammad,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While Virgin Voyages features a large spa with several water features, a quartz treatment bed, and a mud room, Celebrity has expanded the wellness theme outside the spa.—
Michele Robson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The pavement was covered in mud and dirt, strewn around from the rushing water.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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If there's a Southern sideboard in view, there's a casserole dish brimming with corn pudding on it.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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Clancy’s kettle corn comes in pumpkin spice or maple flavors, retailing for $2.29 a bag.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Aug. 2025
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Frankie’s Fabulous menu also includes shareable apps, like zucchini chips and fried calamari, plus salads, including the signature house salad mixing romaine with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, artichokes, kalamata olives, and provolone cheese.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The new pizza's base is inspired by the chain's garlic bread, with a garlic-Parmesan crust and topped with Parmesan, Romano, Asiago, Fontina, and Provolone cheeses.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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Park Ridge police are investigating after a 7-Eleven convenience store was recently robbed and a clerk believed to be sprayed with mace, in an incident where cigarettes and alcohol were reported stolen.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Typically, the herbicide is either sprayed at the surface level or it is mixed into a sinking solution that is injected under the water through hoses.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
12 Aug. 2025
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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But editorial indulgence has resulted in such a sludge of footnotes and block quotes that the eye must often dismount and continue on foot.—
Book Marks
August 7,
Literary Hub,
7 Aug. 2025
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Blood is a surprisingly complicated fluid, in part because the red blood cells in human blood can form long chains, giving it the consistency of sludge.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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Very quickly, Gilman became a matchmaker of necessities, contacting people in construction, plumbing, junk removal and more.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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After that, Seattle sent the ordinance to the junk yard.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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