sludge

1
as in mud
soft wet earth after a day of heavy rain, the fairgrounds had turned into pure sludge

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as in corn
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental I can't bring myself to read that sludge

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Recent Examples of sludge Louisiana sludge metal outfit Acid Bath is also reuniting at Sick New World for their first performance since 1997. Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Oct. 2024 Compared to traditional pumice stones, the compound—which includes waste from the marble industry—produces 90 percent less sludge, requires significantly less space and causes no damage compared to pumice stones. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2024 The little dog hardly resembles a canine because it is covered in a thick gray-black sludge. Kelli Bender, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024 But Berdan and his longtime musical partner Ben Greenberg, along with bassist Brad Truax and drummers Mike Sharp and Michael Blume, avoid such vanity, their music obliterating the line between Skinny Puppy’s electronic psychosis and the sludge of Swans. Joe Gross, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sludge 
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Noun
  • In just one day, an entire year's worth of rainfall drenched the area, submerging homes and vehicles and leaving streets clogged with mud and debris.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Other elements included the building of a practical mud pit, mushrooms on set and real fireflies for a sequence in Episode 3, to ensure each moment in the series looked and felt as real as possible.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Ingrown nails will be trimmed; calluses, corns, and loose skin will be removed; cracked heels or other problem areas will be soothed.
    Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In the Alpine region, home cooks boil up pots of buckwheat and corn zganci (mush) with sides of yogurt, cabbage and fried eggs.
    Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • These handy, reusable linen bags are designed to keep veggies and leafy greens crisp for longer and to prevent them from dissolving into brownish-green smears of goo in a plastic bag.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
  • First, this buy window goes well beyond a dip in the price of the goo.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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