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Recent Examples of sludge
More than a billion gallons of coal ash slurry breached a containment pond, inundating 300 acres with toxic sludge and contaminating nearby waterways.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Only the Greater Los Angeles area distributed more sludge to farmers during the same period.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Nationally, more than half of sewage sludge was treated and spread on land, according to one study; 19 billion pounds of it was spread on American farms between 2016 and 2021, the nonprofit Environmental Working Group found in 2022.
—Alejandra Martinez, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
After the sludge is treated in Fort Worth, it is sent to farms in Johnson, Hill and Wise counties.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Only the Greater Los Angeles area distributed more sludge to farmers during the same period.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Nationally, more than half of sewage sludge was treated and spread on land, according to one study; 19 billion pounds of it was spread on American farms between 2016 and 2021, the nonprofit Environmental Working Group found in 2022.
—Alejandra Martinez, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
After the sludge is treated in Fort Worth, it is sent to farms in Johnson, Hill and Wise counties.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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Offensively, the Bucks can’t keep playing in mud while the Pacers are playing on a fastbreak runway.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Her whole life of books and photo albums buried in mud.—
Barbara Kingsolver,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Examples of starchy vegetables include potatoes, corn, lentils, peas, beans, pumpkin, and parsnips.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
24 Apr. 2025
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It’s also loaded with shredded rotisserie chicken, corn, and green beans, and topped with a crisp and tender biscuit layer (from a can, of course).—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When the fish are brought to the surface, however, the comparative lack of pressure causes their bodies to collapse into shapeless puddles of goo.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition.—
Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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