plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Nothing reminded me of that as much as when Kimi and Myka, after doing runway walks in their hairnets and drab white protective garments, shoveled the graves of whey out of a slurry and pitched them into a giant bin.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
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Noun
The water for about 67 households has been shut off since Friday, when a slurry mix came into contact with the water main during an upgrade and replacement project near the intersection of Bonita Avenue and Cuesta Drive, according to the city.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2026
Nothing reminded me of that as much as when Kimi and Myka, after doing runway walks in their hairnets and drab white protective garments, shoveled the graves of whey out of a slurry and pitched them into a giant bin.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
But when those synths get more fried, the glitchiness melts away, and that slurry singsong becomes a drunken, glorious shout.
—Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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