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Recent Examples of sludge
Haigh confessed to the murders after forensic investigators confirmed the sludge found in his workshop contained human remains, according to The History Press.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
The permitting process has sparked fighting in the Charlotte region over the years between farmers who say the sludge is a cost-effective fertilizer and residents concerned about the potential health and environmental impacts.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
In the absence of federal legislation, some states have introduced legislation to ban farmers from using sewage sludge on their fields.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Locals donated machinery, tools, and, most important, their time, to help in the clean-up—shoveling away the potentially toxic sludge, clearing fast-spreading mold, repairing damage to buildings.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025
The permitting process has sparked fighting in the Charlotte region over the years between farmers who say the sludge is a cost-effective fertilizer and residents concerned about the potential health and environmental impacts.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2025
In the absence of federal legislation, some states have introduced legislation to ban farmers from using sewage sludge on their fields.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Locals donated machinery, tools, and, most important, their time, to help in the clean-up—shoveling away the potentially toxic sludge, clearing fast-spreading mold, repairing damage to buildings.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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There’s a bedroom on this floor and a small mud room off the main entrance connects to the garage.—
Michael Kaminer,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Peruse hiking apps and blogs for recent reviews from hikers who might mention mud.—
Amelia Arvesen,
Outside Online,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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China has responded swiftly to Trump’s tariffs, imposing 15% duties on chicken, wheat, corn and cotton imports from the US.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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China responded with 15% duties on American chicken, wheat, corn and cotton imports.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The plastic — salvaged from a waste site and beach cleanup in Cape Town — is melted down into a black goo and turned into sculptures, Olivier tells Axios.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
6 Dec. 2024
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At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition.—
Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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