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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But do people on GLP-1s really need specific foods or snacks advertised as packed with protein?
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Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
It was known, through the years, for flooding and sewage.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Companies in this sector offer basic services such as electric power, natural gas, water supply or sewage removal.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
There’s something wrong with the calculation at this point of my usage/sewage waste.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Jarvis, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2025
It was known, through the years, for flooding and sewage.
—Keith Sharon, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
Companies in this sector offer basic services such as electric power, natural gas, water supply or sewage removal.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
There’s something wrong with the calculation at this point of my usage/sewage waste.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
Noun
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This team, with its No. 33 Ford truck, gave him a platform to demonstrate his racing potential, even if their resources might not match those of bigger teams.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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But after the Jack family got into the man’s pickup truck with hopes of turning the page towards better fortunes, they were never heard from again.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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After Blue Ghost lands on the moon, the instruments will operate for more than two weeks to collect data primarily on the moon’s subsurface, such as lunar dust and regolith, the loose rocks and mineral fragments that cover the lunar surface.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Plus, the screen shows the battery level and how full the dust cup is in real time.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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The dirty floor was barely visible beneath the immense clutter of half-broken furniture; utensils and cooking appliances were streaked with saucy refuse; and people were packed together, yelling as if there weren’t just two centimeters of void between them.—
Hannah Gold,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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Crews of men have been engaged this week removing the winter’s accumulation of refuse.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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