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Recent Examples of sludge
City officials blamed the incinerator and all the deliveries of sludge from other communities for the trouble.
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Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
In the eighteenth century, James Watt perfected the steam engine: a special box of fire that turned archaic fern sludge into factories, railroads, and skyscrapers.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Ask what went into bagged or bulk compost, and favor products made from yard waste, leaves, or clean food scraps over those blended with municipal solid waste or sewage sludge.
—Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
The result was a kind of psychedelic sludge, narcotic in its languor: voices slurred, brass turned liquid, accordions rendered spongy and bog-like.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
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Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
In the eighteenth century, James Watt perfected the steam engine: a special box of fire that turned archaic fern sludge into factories, railroads, and skyscrapers.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Ask what went into bagged or bulk compost, and favor products made from yard waste, leaves, or clean food scraps over those blended with municipal solid waste or sewage sludge.
—Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
The result was a kind of psychedelic sludge, narcotic in its languor: voices slurred, brass turned liquid, accordions rendered spongy and bog-like.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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Due to unseasonably warm temperatures, many areas on the slopes are spotted with slush and mud.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The difference between the energy of the machine that resolutely crosses the cordillera and the tiny zeal in the wings of an insect that asks only for leaves to eat and mud in which to house her eggs.—
María Ospina,
The Dial,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wait until next month to plant corn and okra seeds in the garden — both grow best with lots of heat.—
Nan Sterman,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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Just mix together a can of enchilada sauce, black beans, corn, chicken, salsa, cilantro, and diced green chiles and let sit in your slow cooker for a few hours before adding in the topping to create a beautiful cornbread crust.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Huggins is a quiet talker with a dry wit and Martin can be a downright big-hearted pile of goo.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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The interior of this toiletry bag is coated in a cherry red water-resistant material, so when her beauty products inevitably leak everywhere during transit, their goo won’t take the bag with it.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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