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sludge

noun

ˈsləj

Definition of sludge

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 The questions of who and why are a mystery for the season to solve, but old adversaries like Frank Harkness and Peter Judd have emerged from the sludge around now, too, and there’s an overwhelming sense now of chickens coming home to roost. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 The United States is losing to one of its worst enemies in a war that has left the American economy mired in the sludge of growing inflation and rising energy prices. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 Crazy picked the bowl up and chugged down the salty, yellow sludge. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 Jacobs oversees wastewater treatment, while Synagro handles sludge processing. — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sludge

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On the final day of making the world within her new album, Remi Wolf created mud.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026
But danger remained as waves crashed into beachfront homes in Long Beach, large rocks and mud hurtled down a mountain onto a highway south of Palm Desert, and flood water submerged the parking lot of a casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of mud

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Traditionally, the Cuban government bought staples like chicken, vegetable oil, rice, soy and corn from the United States, along with many other products.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
The 2025 study, however, showed that the mutation dates back to more than 40,000 years ago – long before the domestication of corn about 9,000 years ago.

— Ornob Alam, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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At the end of Season 1, Spider-Man and Doctor Strange team up to fight a mysterious symbiote alien, who leaves behind a small trace of symbiotic goo that Osborn collects and investigates.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The package recommends microwaving, so the chicken melts into the creamy goo.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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