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Recent Examples of sludge
Locals donated machinery, tools, and, most important, their time, to help in the clean-up—shoveling away the potentially toxic sludge, clearing fast-spreading mold, repairing damage to buildings.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
The return of sludge haulers have made a difference for Andrea Chiarella’s daily walks.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Soon, snowmen will soon melt into brown piles of sludge and green grass will appear again.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Following their stunning Super Bowl XVI victory in suburban Detroit over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Niners endured two seasons of sludge and vexation that concluded with a controversial playoff loss.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
The return of sludge haulers have made a difference for Andrea Chiarella’s daily walks.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Soon, snowmen will soon melt into brown piles of sludge and green grass will appear again.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Following their stunning Super Bowl XVI victory in suburban Detroit over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Niners endured two seasons of sludge and vexation that concluded with a controversial playoff loss.
—Mark Purdy, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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It was filled with -- my ball was covered with mud.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
8 Mar. 2025
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The stars came to town to enjoy the hot springs, the mud baths, and of course the wine of the Napa Valley.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Urea can also help remove keratin found in calluses and corns.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
19 Mar. 2025
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While processing that failure, Matt is given another case of the week to deal with: Leroy Bradford, charged with petty larceny after stealing caramel corn from a bodega.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition.—
Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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An invisible microwave shot out of the tube and made the center of the brick look like a glowing white sun; an inky goo bubbled out.—
Brent Crane,
The New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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