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
In their filing, the women describe enduring sweltering heat, overflowing raw sewage, mold, poor medical care, lack of basic hygiene items, and pest infestations.
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Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Studies have revealed nitrogen concentrations approaching those found in raw sewage.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The valley that becomes flooded with sewage and stormwater overflow is still accessible.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, who has prioritized expanding the county’s role in the sewage crisis, had pushed the measure to put more teeth, including funding, toward a multi-point plan supervisors passed earlier this year.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
Studies have revealed nitrogen concentrations approaching those found in raw sewage.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The valley that becomes flooded with sewage and stormwater overflow is still accessible.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
Supervisor Paloma Aguirre, who has prioritized expanding the county’s role in the sewage crisis, had pushed the measure to put more teeth, including funding, toward a multi-point plan supervisors passed earlier this year.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
Noun
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The wind may shift, the weather may change, there may be Amazon trucks to escape from a deadly party in or not.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Mexico is the largest exporter of medium- and heavy-duty trucks to the United States.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Gently suction dirt, pollen, and dust from screens, being careful not to press too hard.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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There’s bones, ashes, psyche, fate fabric, and moon dust that can all be spent on improving different gameplay systems with permanent upgrades.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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The home was hoarded, covered in refuse and infested with insects.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
23 Sep. 2025
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This follows its Protect Our Beaches campaign, in partnership with Oceanic Global, that conducts regular beach cleanups removing more than one million pounds of refuse from shorelines around the country.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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