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also slews
or slues
as in marshes
spongy land saturated or partially covered with water
the land for miles around the lake is strewn with ponds, sloughs, and mudflats
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as in shuffles
to move heavily or clumsily
the unpleasant task of sloughing through the muck to retrieve the ball
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also sluffs
as in sheds
to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside
the snake is sloughing its old skin
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Recent Examples of sloughs
Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Any niche status went out the window years ago, as slews of more casual runners opt into the marathon experience.
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Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.
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New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
Everglades views The Everglades’ beauty lies in scale and stillness, with mirrorlike sloughs and cypress domes rising from shallow water.
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Jesse Scott,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2026
Explore a white-sand beach and the sinks, swales, and sloughs found within the 2,500-acre Suwannee River Water Management District.
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Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.
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Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
If something happens to the water, land or the sloughs that hold the wild rice beds, the tribe has nowhere else to go, Tsosie explained.
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Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Find a general area where ducks seem to be frequenting and then mark the public sloughs and potholes that can’t be seen from the road.
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Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
6 Aug. 2025
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
Their body care kit gets to the root of smooth skin with a trio of products including a pre-sluff bar that rids it of lotions and oils, a washable textured mitt that sloughs off dead cells and a eucalyptus-scented body lotion that loads it with hydration while making your bathroom smell like a spa.
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Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Lactic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid, which gently sloughs away dead skin cells to reveal softer, smoother skin.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
The stand collar is ideal for keeping the chill out, too, while a water-resistant fabric sloughs off rain and snow with ease.
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Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
This option by Neogen utilizes a three layer design, part of which is from 100% cotton mesh, that manually sloughs away dead skin cells.
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
They're mostly found in the swamps, sloughs, wetlands, and drainage ditches of the western coastal plain, and are occasionally found around rivers and lakes.
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Jack Armstrong,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
3 June 2026
Any niche status went out the window years ago, as slews of more casual runners opt into the marathon experience.
—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
30 Apr. 2026
Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.
—
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
Everglades views The Everglades’ beauty lies in scale and stillness, with mirrorlike sloughs and cypress domes rising from shallow water.
—
Jesse Scott,
AFAR Media,
23 Jan. 2026
Explore a white-sand beach and the sinks, swales, and sloughs found within the 2,500-acre Suwannee River Water Management District.
—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
They are found in a wide variety of habitats but prefer oak-cabbage palm hammocks, freshwater marshes and sloughs, pine flatwoods, and more open agricultural areas.
—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
If something happens to the water, land or the sloughs that hold the wild rice beds, the tribe has nowhere else to go, Tsosie explained.
—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Find a general area where ducks seem to be frequenting and then mark the public sloughs and potholes that can’t be seen from the road.
—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Primarily, there are beta hydroxy acids (BHAs) courtesy of lipo hydroxy acid (LHA), a deep-penetrating chemical exfoliant that gently sloughs off old, dead cells to reveal brighter, fresher skin.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 June 2026
Their body care kit gets to the root of smooth skin with a trio of products including a pre-sluff bar that rids it of lotions and oils, a washable textured mitt that sloughs off dead cells and a eucalyptus-scented body lotion that loads it with hydration while making your bathroom smell like a spa.
—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Lactic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid, which gently sloughs away dead skin cells to reveal softer, smoother skin.
—
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
The stand collar is ideal for keeping the chill out, too, while a water-resistant fabric sloughs off rain and snow with ease.
—
Michelle Tchea,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Jan. 2026
This option by Neogen utilizes a three layer design, part of which is from 100% cotton mesh, that manually sloughs away dead skin cells.
—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloughs
Noun
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Found over the eastern half of the state in swamps and sluggish waterways, coastal marshes, rivers, ponds and streams.
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Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia’s largest barrier island, is full of untouched maritime forests, beaches, and marshes.
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As though on cue, Wardrobe — my beloved, and giant, closet — shuffles over from the corner of my room, the mahogany wood groaning with the effort.
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As the entire Qatar back line shuffles closer to the goal, Jonathan David drops off towards the penalty spot to receive the cross in space and shoot first time.
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This finding sheds light on an understudied period of ecological history and hints at more environmental factors that could have driven the extinction of species over time.
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The analysis also sheds new light on the unusual nature of the disaster itself.
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Blackwoods Campground, located on Mount Desert Island, gives campers access to mountains, lakes, streams, wetlands, forests, meadows and beaches.
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In late May, a video spread across Albanian social media of private security guards dragging a protester across the beach at the wetlands.
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In it, the man stumbles around, blinded by the sun, surrounded by insensible tourists.
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The conversation stumbles on for a few moments, but Crook can’t find the words.
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His wife, Yusra Abu-Alhasab, peels back the curtain to tell her husband something in Arabic.
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This peels the macro noise off the 10-K, leaving behind a clean, company-specific dataset that background models can actually calculate.
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Florida alligator safety Alligators have inhabited Florida's marshes, swamps, rivers and lakes for centuries and are found in all of Florida's 67 counties.
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For millions of years between 350 and 280 million years ago (about 30 million years before the first dinosaurs), these croc-like animals ruled the rivers, swamps, and lakes of the ancient world.
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If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.
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Suddenly, the trees part and a Tyrannosaurus rex stomps into view.
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