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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
Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Just as New Yorkers started to see the grass beneath the slush, another Nor’easter is en route to the tristate area this weekend.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 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
Overnight lows dipped into the 20s, causing a widespread refreeze of the slush from Monday.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Just as New Yorkers started to see the grass beneath the slush, another Nor’easter is en route to the tristate area this weekend.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 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
Noun
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Keep garbage bins covered and clean them frequently to remove sticky foods.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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It has been used as a military camp, garbage dump, and recreational area throughout its history.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The elevator delivers you to the lobby, where hanging textiles in warm ocher tones serve as the signature art piece, dyed using dorozome, a traditional mud-dyeing technique, with soil from the building site itself.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now after these victories over the Rockets, surging Hornets and Pistons, there is a feel of legitimacy, of being something better than stuck in the play-in mud.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Even accounting for the bonus additions like lettuce, corn tortillas, rice, tomatoes, and beans, these copycat recipes clock in at about half the price of my usual takeout order.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2026
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The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
7 Mar. 2026
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At breakfast, there’s avocado toast, omelets, pancakes, and a traditional Costa Rican breakfast with eggs, plantains, rice and beans, pico de gallo, avocado slices, and soft white cheese made in-house.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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There’s regular movie theater popcorn, then there’s the cheese popcorn from iPic Theaters.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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They were sprayed without any warning or apparent provocation.—
Bob Ortega,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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Chopper 3 was over the scene where three boats were spraying water on the barge.—
Joe Brandt,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The whole tariff nonsense, the tariffs that were struck down by the Supreme Court, those tariffs rested on false claims by the president of the United States about economic emergency.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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And don’t give me the lacking pass protection nonsense.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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In response, Synagro started shedding some of its liquid sludge contracts, said Steve D'Agostino, Woonsocket's public works director.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
3 Mar. 2026
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The ratings agency downgraded Paramount’s debt to junk.—
Lucas Shaw,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The more junk goes in—unverified claims, conspiracies, Astroturf campaigns, low‑quality commentary—the more polished junk comes out.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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