plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Add the tomato paste and continue to stir to slightly cook the paste and create a slurry, about 30 seconds more.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Each mining method involves transporting a slurry of mined minerals to a surface vessel, where valuable minerals are then separated from useless residue.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Instead, the council voted to remove the traffic circles, resurface the roadway with a slurry seal, and install all-way stop signs.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Noun
That same evening, a similar expression of Puerto Rican pride could be felt on Detroit’s West Side, with the sounds of Bad Bunny’s slurry voice pouring onto Livernois Avenue.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Add the tomato paste and continue to stir to slightly cook the paste and create a slurry, about 30 seconds more.
—Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025
Each mining method involves transporting a slurry of mined minerals to a surface vessel, where valuable minerals are then separated from useless residue.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Instead, the council voted to remove the traffic circles, resurface the roadway with a slurry seal, and install all-way stop signs.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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