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Recent Examples of sludge
Torrents of poisonous sludge pouring through collapsed tailings dams have contaminated waterways in Brazil, Canada, and elsewhere and killed hundreds of people—in addition to the hundreds, possibly thousands, of miners who die in workplace accidents each year.
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Even The Daily Mail picked it up—the surest sign that a story has become part of the Internet’s lowbrow sludge.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
As a result, sludge in healthcare marketing causes: • Ineffective communication.
—Harshit Jain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Then Elon Musk, the world richest’s man, got involved, meming the squirrel to oblivion while his minions began cranking out AI sludge of former President Donald Trump and Peanut standing triumphantly, together.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Even The Daily Mail picked it up—the surest sign that a story has become part of the Internet’s lowbrow sludge.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 21 Nov. 2024
As a result, sludge in healthcare marketing causes: • Ineffective communication.
—Harshit Jain, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Then Elon Musk, the world richest’s man, got involved, meming the squirrel to oblivion while his minions began cranking out AI sludge of former President Donald Trump and Peanut standing triumphantly, together.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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The exterior is made of water-resistant suede to shield your toes from water, snow, and mud, and the padded heel collar prevents ankle blisters.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2025
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The bottom can also at times be limestone, not squishy mud, which again contributes to the unique coloring.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Indiana orchard carves stunning Caitlin Clark tribute into corn maze County Line Orchard in Hobart, Indiana, has seen record crowds come to witness its Caitlin Clark corn maze in honor of the WNBA Fever and former Iowa star this Halloween season.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Feedlots demand corn – a lot of it – which pushes farmers to grow more.—
Katie Bernard,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The dough had a hole in it, and disintegrated into sloppy goo in the oven.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
6 Dec. 2024
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There were photorealistic renderings of male and female heads and bodies festooned with strange confetti-like colored goo.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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