as in truck
waste material (such as human urine and feces) that is carried away from homes and other buildings in a system of pipes
raw sewage
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Recent Examples of sewage
Well, that germ-grabbing capability could soon put the particles to work as sewage monitors in rivers.
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Ben Coxworth
may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2025
Millions of gallons of sewage, contaminated water and trash flood into California from Mexico every day, and beaches in Coronado, San Diego County, closed over the weekend because of it.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The report never even mentioned California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has refused to ask the federal government to declare the sewage onslaught to be a national emergency despite being unanimously urged to do so by the state Legislature.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
The testing efforts are part of a proactive sewage monitoring project between SacSewer and Stanford University checking for various viral markers.
—Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Ben Coxworth
may 27, New Atlas, 27 May 2025
Millions of gallons of sewage, contaminated water and trash flood into California from Mexico every day, and beaches in Coronado, San Diego County, closed over the weekend because of it.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025
The report never even mentioned California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has refused to ask the federal government to declare the sewage onslaught to be a national emergency despite being unanimously urged to do so by the state Legislature.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025
The testing efforts are part of a proactive sewage monitoring project between SacSewer and Stanford University checking for various viral markers.
—Rebecca-Ann Jattan, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
Noun
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FanDuel Sports Kansas City trucks potentially could have been impacted by the storm.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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The trucks were bound for Intel’s $20 billion semiconductor plant in New Albany, a suburb of Columbus.—
Angela Jackson,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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On Monday during a heated (fictional) confrontation with Bella, former WWE Women’s Champion Liv Morgan referenced the returning superstar’s divorce before their interaction quickly moved on to a physical dust up in the ring.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Vacuum, dust, or wipe surfaces and floors so the area is fresh for the next step: reorganizing.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 June 2025
Noun
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For decades, our workers have swept the streets and then put the refuse in bags next to the garbage pails on street corners.—
Peter Madonia,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Soon, the four of them were crowded around the trash bin, picking through the refuse and arguing.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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