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Recent Examples of mucky Strong calved riders pedaled thin wheeled cycles over potholed, rutted and mucky farm roads. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for mucky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mucky
Adjective
  • Palestinian families who had returned to live among the ruins of the devastated neighborhood during the ceasefire once again fled, piling mattresses and belongings on donkey carts and escaping on muddy roads.
    Daniel Estrin, NPR, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Tidy up all those tight spaces—tub seals, sink drains, car vents—or spiff up a pair of muddy sneakers.
    Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Chicagoans will have no one to hold accountable at the ballot box when the buses don’t arrive and rail stations are filthy and crime-ridden.
    Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The plastic waste China received was filthy, much of it too dirty to be cleaned, shredded, and turned into new plastic.
    Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Its head is outfitted with LED lights that illuminate dark, dusty areas.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • For a piece in this week’s issue, Helfand speaks with all parties involved, and even visits Elvis in his current resting place, amid dusty knickknacks and towering piles of junk in an office behind a mechanic’s garage.
    Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Not worrying about getting dirty or anything like that.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • These guys are out here sweating, getting their hands dirty.
    Joe Davidson, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 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
  • The Melbourne street race has seen its fencing being painted black, specifically around the starting grid area.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • For some die-hard devotees, the actress’s Colombian heritage disqualified her from playing the fantasy princess, described as having hair as black as ebony and skin as white as snow.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Interestingly, the feeling of abandonment mirrors the animating force of the nastiest parts of the American manosphere: the belief that men got left behind.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Our four financial stocks are finished positive, including Capital One Financial despite a nasty pullback on Monday tied to a report that said the Justice Department may challenge its Discover acquisition.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Mucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mucky. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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