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Recent Examples of mud
It's designed to stably traverse loose, uneven terrain such as sand, mud and snow.
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Ben Coxworth
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The roots hold fast to mud and soil, reducing erosion and absorbing the power of storm surge to protect inland areas from flooding.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
This chummy relationship lowers sulfur concentrations in the mud, allowing seagrass to thrive, which in turn provides a protective meadow for the clams.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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Ben Coxworth
march 28, New Atlas, 28 Mar. 2026
Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
The roots hold fast to mud and soil, reducing erosion and absorbing the power of storm surge to protect inland areas from flooding.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
This chummy relationship lowers sulfur concentrations in the mud, allowing seagrass to thrive, which in turn provides a protective meadow for the clams.
—David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
Noun
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Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
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The second is a 100-day sludge line that will poison the reserves oil-hungry nations are racing to drain.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the men tumbled down the grade’s shoulder into muck and brush, the speeders rammed together.—
Dave Duffey,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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Volunteers have been showing up from across Oahu and even from other islands to help clear away muck and debris, Pierce said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Accessibility Due to Lupaia’s location on a steep hilltop with gravel pathways and naturally uneven grounds at various levels, this resort is not wheelchair accessible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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Any second, surely, Dad’s tan Mercedes would glide into view and start its rumbling, lumbering ascent up the gravel drive.—
Kate Crane,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the eighteen-nineties, oil drillers tapped into pools beneath the sand; new wells crept all the way to the surf’s edge, and eventually into the water.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Other plants on the property that have been grown in sand include gladiolus, lily-of-the-Nile (Agapanthus), and a hedge of geraniums.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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