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Recent Examples of sludge
The smog season regularly did a number on our mile-high mountains, wrapping them in a brown cloak of invisibility until wind and rain swept the sludge away.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Woonsocket residents are suing the city over nauseating odors from a local sludge incinerator.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Sewage sludge is a mud-like byproduct created during wastewater treatment.
—Peter Blair, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Little filth flies such as drain flies breed in sludge and decaying matter that can build up in drain pipes, says Oi.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 4 Mar. 2026
Woonsocket residents are suing the city over nauseating odors from a local sludge incinerator.
—Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
Sewage sludge is a mud-like byproduct created during wastewater treatment.
—Peter Blair, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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There are mud pools from Yellowstone National Park that have a squeamish gurgle, and hearing them amid a crackling bonfire feels unexpectedly harmonious, even plausible.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
28 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, crews will check on Indian Creek Trail and any mud deposits — which can be very slippery for equipment to drive on.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dinners take place in traditional nomad tents around the communal fire pit, and range from steaming hot pots with yak meat, mushrooms and tofu to haute-Tibetan tasting menus with wild vegetables in corn foam, tsampa grissini, and lamb shoulder with yak yogurt glaze and salsa verde.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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According to police, necropsy results for both of the dead dogs revealed a cylindrical obstruction, resembling a corn cob, as well as a black substance consistent with bedding material.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Chewy coconut, crunchy cashew crumbs, lots of caramel goo interspersed with chocolate goo.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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Huggins is a quiet talker with a dry wit and Martin can be a downright big-hearted pile of goo.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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