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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slush

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verb

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Recent Examples of slush
Noun
The slush float includes layers of DQ Cherry Misty slush, soft serve ice cream and blue raspberry Misty slush with festive star sprinkles, the company said. Don Sweeney, Idaho Statesman, 24 June 2026 Dairy Queen is adding more treats to its menu with new Blizzard flavors and a patriotic slush. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 23 June 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
  • Marcy had her hair tied up with a bow made from nylon cord and was bent over a fold-up kitchen counter rearranging wet garbage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Polls show Farage is still likely to win, but that Count Binface — a spoof candidate who wears a garbage pail on his head — may get around 20-percent of the vote.
    Lauren Frayer, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Political discourse today often makes mud wrestling look clean.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Cambridge City streets remained submerged in water Thursday or were otherwise caked in mud, said Oliver.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the chicken reaches 165°F internally and the corn is crisp-tender.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The side dishes are traditional green beans, corn, potato salad, cole slaw, mac-and-cheese and ranch beans.
    Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There’s local cheese dusted with bee pollen from the island’s own hives.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bieber's carousel also included a video of herself working out at a gym and a photo in which she was seen holding a plate of meatballs topped with red sauce and cheese.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The food waste is sprayed with bleach, deodorizer and water before it’s covered and hauled to a landfill in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles.
    Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Miller helped subdue Manz, who was pepper-sprayed and arrested.
    Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Seeing her daughter in that state, babbling nonsense and barely able to stand, Letizia had goggled with the watery eyes of a sickly old lady.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As the latest chapter in the epic British-American poem known as Fleetwood Mac,Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks are back to tolerating each other’s nonsense in a sexy way.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The ball rolled to the sticky floor, littered with crushed six-pack carriers and a fine layer of winter sludge, and two competitors dove to fetch it.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than paying millions to haul away toxic sludge, facilities could soon scrub their rinse water for immediate reuse to harvest high-purity copper directly off their treatment equipment.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Several symbolic scenes, similarly unfolding in sinuous long takes—a ritualistic repetition of local habits at the junk yard, a formal dance of non-seduction at a luncheonette with a jukebox—lay bare the town’s ingrained and unyielding mores.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • In a lengthy feature published Sunday, the New York Times unpacked how Oracle executive chairman and CTO Larry Ellison’s aggressive spending on AI has left his company so heavily leveraged that its bonds are nearing junk ratings.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026

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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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