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Recent Examples of sloshyConversely, the drum tones fluctuate between sloshy and shrill, either contributing to the chaos or cutting through like a fire alarm.—
Patrick Lyons,
Pitchfork,
16 July 2026 Some shoveling is required afterward to clear the sloshy mixture and prevent refreezing.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026 For them, the remoteness, as well as the wintry weather that makes getting around a slippery, sloshy ordeal, enrich the experience.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
Snow may accumulate above 10,000 feet during the storm on Wednesday, and Colorado’s tallest peaks are likely to see at least a few inches of slushy snow by the end, Hiris said.
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Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
21 Sep. 2026
Daiquiris can be found on any corner in the Quarter, but almost none of them are as carefully crafted as the slushy standouts at Manolito.
Yet Abrams still won’t kvetch about being crammed into a tiny whale-stomach set with a camera crew, while a half-dozen crew members surrounding the practical gut, wielding a gimbal, tossed him around like a wet rag doll.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2026
Not quite land and not quite water, too wet to yield bounty, too dangerous to navigate, too wild to fit into our concept of beauty, bogs were obstacles to human prosperity.