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Recent Examples of guck
The water levels varied with every step, rising from feet to knees to thighs in an instant, then back to shoe-sucking guck.
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Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2022
Rachael’s radical hypothesis is that menstruation is necessary to flush out bacteria and guck that enter women’s bodies along with sperm during intercourse.
—Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 18 July 2019
Take a look: The guck that comes out of what has been classified by INSIDER as an epidermoid cyst seems never-ending.
—Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2017
Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2022
Rachael’s radical hypothesis is that menstruation is necessary to flush out bacteria and guck that enter women’s bodies along with sperm during intercourse.
—Joanne Engelhardt, The Mercury News, 18 July 2019
Take a look: The guck that comes out of what has been classified by INSIDER as an epidermoid cyst seems never-ending.
—Samantha Brodsky, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guck
Noun
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It's typically derived from natural sources like peat, clay, mud, even mountain rocks.—
Noma Nazish,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Humidity will be moderate and depending on early morning precipitation, there’s a possibility for a frequent staple of Lollapalooza: mud.—
Susan Moskop,
Chicago Tribune,
31 July 2025
Noun
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Dredging would have removed about four to five feet of muck and other material from the floor of the lake, increasing its depth to 12 feet in some places.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
20 July 2025
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And years of exposure to heat, chemicals, and environmental muck can also strip away some of your hair’s natural gloss, leaving it looking duller, Dr. Lo Sicco notes.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
9 July 2025
Noun
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As seas became shallower, sand and dirt covered corals.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
27 July 2025
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Here are some highlights: Carlsbad State Beach: Known for its pristine sand and water activities like paddleboarding, this beach is perfect for a photo op with your Moke against a sparkling ocean backdrop.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Leftover sludge falls to the bottom of the ponds, which are then cleaned out and refilled to renew the process.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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There were torrential rains in Italy's north on Monday and parts of Bardonecchia near Turin were covered in sludge after the Frejus river burst its banks.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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“Guck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guck. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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