plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Many were told by their supervisors that their exposure to the slurry was safe, and were denied access to protective gear.
—The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Once the potatoes are tender, add the milk-and-flour slurry mixed with a little of the hot broth into the pot.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
The cheese sauce comes together beautifully with a cornstarch slurry.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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Noun
At the heart of the case is the Mile Post 7 tailings basin, which holds a slurry of crushed rock, wastewater and other remnants of taconite mining.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Many were told by their supervisors that their exposure to the slurry was safe, and were denied access to protective gear.
—The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Once the potatoes are tender, add the milk-and-flour slurry mixed with a little of the hot broth into the pot.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
The cheese sauce comes together beautifully with a cornstarch slurry.
—Melissa Gray, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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