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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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verb

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Recent Examples of slush
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 See All Example Sentences for slush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush
Noun
  • Every campsite has a bear-resistant food locker, and visitors are being reminded to store food, garbage and other attractants properly.
    Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 14 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Groundwater can reliably deliver 30 to 36 inches to a field of corn, ensuring robust yields for an ethanol plant or livestock.
    Allen Best, Denver Post, 14 June 2026
  • It is served with a side of orange, thyme, and olive oil caramel corn.
    Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • The event features unlimited pepperoni and cheese pizza, smashed burger sliders, crispy chicken bites, garlic butter pretzel sticks, fries and fruit, and winners can win free Dave & Buster's gameplay for a year.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Aerial footage showed firefighters spraying water on several buildings that were on fire.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Not only is that nonsense, but Israel took this into account.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
  • Get outta here with that nonsense.
    Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
Noun
  • Every bucket, every rebound, every screen oozed difficulty, as if each player was covered in sludge.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 4 June 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 20 Jun. 2026.

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