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a black powder that is formed when something (such as wood or coal) is burned
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Recent Examples of soot
Most cosmic dust exhibits random atomic structures, and appears like soot.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
After the Great Chicago Fire, the city’s elite fled the smoke and soot.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
In the days of fireplaces and oil lamps, the soot and gunk in the air tended to settle on the tops of books.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Around them, the floor and ceiling of the garage was covered in soot.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
After the Great Chicago Fire, the city’s elite fled the smoke and soot.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
In the days of fireplaces and oil lamps, the soot and gunk in the air tended to settle on the tops of books.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
Around them, the floor and ceiling of the garage was covered in soot.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soot
Noun
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Baking soda is another powerful agent that helps to breakdown grime and give your showerhead a deep clean.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
10 Sep. 2025
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On the platform, around the clock, the racket of metal bore pipes and machinery, the drilling grime and the speckled mud mingled with the quieter, cleaner work of scientists in trailers converted to pristine labs and processing posts.—
Rodrique Ngowi,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The album only passingly cares about the signature dance-pop gunk of its 2010s and ’20s peers and forebears and doesn’t (like songs by Gomez, Addison Rae, and others) spend much time exploring Lana Del Rey as a subgenre.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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If there's any remaining grease or gunk, soak the tray in vinegar.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Aug. 2025
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The open-air drug use, dealing, filth and related violence has spilled over into surrounding neighborhoods, taxing residents of those hot-spot areas.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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In all, 12 dogs were inside, 10 of them puppies and two mama dogs, all emaciated, all living in filth, all in a single home, the Nashville Humane Association said.—
Brad Schmitt,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Qatar denounces ‘cowardly’ Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders Israel launched an aerial strike against senior Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday, in its first direct attack on Qatari soil, marking a significant escalation in regional tensions.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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What Mill does is preserve food as a resource, keeping nutrients intact so they can be used to feed soil or farms.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This isn't just unsanitary—the buildup of crud could eventually interfere with your mixer's moving parts.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Baking soda and water can be a good, inexpensive mixture to clean corrosion and crud from a car battery.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Another clever variation that emerged in the 19th century was the butter bell (sometimes called a butter crock).—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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Republicans, meanwhile, determined that all of the tut-tutting about Hispanic voters and hostile enforcement tactics had been a crock.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
19 Aug. 2025
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After the new additions of Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska (as well as Please Don’t Destroy member Ben Marshall), it was believed that the dust had settled on the cast shakeups.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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And once the dust clears, the mystery is overshadowed by all the broken people left in its wake.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the onset of the rainy season has exacerbated already deplorable conditions, transforming dust into thick sludge, flooding fragile shelters, and bringing swarms of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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The standard provided improved protection for modern gasoline engines, including requirements for Low-Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI), timing chain wear, and better piston deposit and sludge control.—
Michael Harley,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Soot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soot. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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