plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
The butter and cheese emulsifying into that starchy slurry of a liquid is where true magic happens.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Within two days of the trouts’ removal, the first storm of the season arrived, likely burying the remaining fish in a muddy slurry.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The resulting fibrous slurry is claimed to be much like the pulp used in paper-making.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The potters who worked under Wilson’s direction mostly used alkaline glaze, one of the oldest methods in ceramics, to create a glassy exterior from a slurry of wood ash, sand and clay.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
The butter and cheese emulsifying into that starchy slurry of a liquid is where true magic happens.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Within two days of the trouts’ removal, the first storm of the season arrived, likely burying the remaining fish in a muddy slurry.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
The resulting fibrous slurry is claimed to be much like the pulp used in paper-making.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slurry
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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