Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slushing
Verb
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Always follow product instructions exactly, and avoid spraying when beneficial insects such as bees or ladybugs are present in the area.—
Derek Carwood,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Jan. 2026 -
If detected, they can be controlled by spraying the camellias with insecticidal soap or horticultural oil.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the season-two premiere’s final moments, the group’s s’mores-making endeavor descends into gooey chaos, with everyone burning and slopping and dripping marshmallow, chocolate, and peanut butter everywhere.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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One of Saturn's moons, Enceladus has been known to be an active ocean world ever since 2005, when the Cassini mission found giant plumes of water vapour squirting up from the ocean deep below through huge fractures in the surface.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dad would question her drinking, which was like squirting lighter fluid on a roaring fire.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cameras caught a clergy member sprinkling a little holy water on the Acrisure Stadium turf about two hours before kickoff on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Jan. 2026
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In the second season of Andor, Tony Gilroy continued his indictment of rising fascism, sprinkling the sci-fi tropes with grandstanding political drama, the impending doom of an action thriller, and a helping of French-resistance imagery, then tossing it all in a blender.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Place it in a sunny spot, watering only when the soil is dry to the touch, until the leaves have yellowed.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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Failla recommends watering your plants when the top inch of soil is dry.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Slushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slushing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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