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Recent Examples of mucky Her seawall drops about 7 feet into a mucky gully where freshwater once flowed from a manmade reservoir known as Wixom Lake. Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 22 Sep. 2024 Waterproof dog throw: $34.99 Get ahead of the mess your mucky pup is bound to make while enjoying the favorable fall weather with the addition of a waterproof mat. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2024 However, if conditions are muddy or soggy, wait until soil has a chance to dry out a little more to avoid a mucky mess and compacting your soil. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2024 Off-road capabilities remain stellar Enlarge Rivian Rivian products truly shine off-road—especially when the road is mucky, sticky, dirty, rocky, and wet. Abigail Bassett, Ars Technica, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for mucky 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucky
Adjective
  • Piles of grey snow sat next to muddy stretches of the lawn.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Every two years or so, the entire structure is caked with a fresh layer of banco: a muddy mixture of water, soil, and straw that dries in open air.
    Guy Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Lamine Yamal’s filthy turn for the second goal (above) let football shine through the politics for a second.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Around 20 million years ago, as wind and streams whittled away at the Rocky Mountains, the debris was dumped in the High Plains, a dusty bed of sand and gravel.
    Daniel Desrochers, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
  • In one corner, dozens of dusty bottles sat behind beanbag chairs, while a miniature trampoline lay turned on its side.
    River Akira Davis, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • If not changed regularly dirty filters can contribute to poor indoor air quality and even higher energy costs.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The secret to finding the best vintage recipes is to seek out the dirtiest pages in a cookbook or recipe card collection, then peek at the creation.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • In its time open, fueled by fans of its blackened mahi and buttery lobster rolls, owner Mike Smith has expanded his footprint, moving into a larger stall in the popular food hall — which has allowed for a menu expansion, as well.
    Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
  • There are no glamorous furnishings — just a French window, its blackened panes suggesting the dark of night.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2022
Adjective
  • Swift herself opted for Louis Vuitton, clad in the designer’s $5,000 black and gold jacquard knit jacket, with a spark beanie — price $550 — to match,People reported.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Mills didn't notice anything odd – just a yellow jacket on the passenger seat, and some bags in the car including a black briefcase and a blue bag with a Massachusetts logo.
    Emma Steele, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The fight has been particularly nasty, with both sides trading harsh accusations against the other.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
  • First Lady Nancy Reagan was upset, thinking her husband was being too nasty.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Mucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucky. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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