as in truck
waste material (such as human urine and feces) that is carried away from homes and other buildings in a system of pipes
raw sewage
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Recent Examples of sewage
Water, gas, and sewage lines were ruptured, and many people drowned.
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The facility can handle everything from tents to RVs, though there are no sewage, water, or electrical hookups (from at $25 a night, and make your reservations up to six months in advance).
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
Ten to 15 sewage lines were washed out or broken, and three pump stations were knocked out by the flooding.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Produced naturally by bacterial decomposition of organic matter, it's found in sewage, natural gas, and volcanic gases.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The facility can handle everything from tents to RVs, though there are no sewage, water, or electrical hookups (from at $25 a night, and make your reservations up to six months in advance).
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
Ten to 15 sewage lines were washed out or broken, and three pump stations were knocked out by the flooding.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Produced naturally by bacterial decomposition of organic matter, it's found in sewage, natural gas, and volcanic gases.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
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According to North Carolina Department of Corrections records, she was born on July 18, 1978, to a truck driver.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
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Fewer spectacles have inspired American automotive imaginations more than monster trucks.Peter Nelson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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This is why treadmills collect dust, gym memberships go unused and diets fail.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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However, Mandt's latest findings suggest that earlier measurements may have been distorted by the presence of dust particles in the comet's coma—the gas-and-dust cloud surrounding its nucleus.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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In 2018, Rwanda raised tariffs on such imports in defiance of U.S. pressure, citing concerns the West’s refuse undermined efforts to strengthen the domestic textile industry.Francis Kokutse, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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The new container rules aim to eliminate the piles of refuse that provide sustenance for up to three million New York rats each year.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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