tar pit
noun
: an area in which natural bitumens collect and are exposed at the earth's surface and which tends to trap animals and preserve their hard parts (such as bones or teeth)
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If these tar pits were in New York, the mafia would’ve just dumped all of lower Manhattan into this.
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Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Back on earth, just underneath the surface, the La Brea tar pits are the world’s top Ice Age archaeology site.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Until China rejects the policies of Xi and embraces capitalism, the country will sink deeper and deeper into the tar pit of economic stagnation.
—James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
But then, just as suddenly, the erotic thrillers disappeared, pushed into the tar pits by superheroes, sequels, and a self-infantilizing industry.
—Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2024
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Leah Feiger, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Back on earth, just underneath the surface, the La Brea tar pits are the world’s top Ice Age archaeology site.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Until China rejects the policies of Xi and embraces capitalism, the country will sink deeper and deeper into the tar pit of economic stagnation.
—James Rogan, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2024
But then, just as suddenly, the erotic thrillers disappeared, pushed into the tar pits by superheroes, sequels, and a self-infantilizing industry.
—Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Tar pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tar%20pit. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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