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Recent Examples of sludge
To be built in Georgetown, Delaware, the facility will source sludge from wastewater treatment amenities in Kent County, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Maine has also banned the use of sludge on its fields.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
There 100% would've been road bumps and conflicts, but not this agonizingly repetitive sludge.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The document indicated the waste may have included alum mud — a potentially radioactive sludge and byproduct of aluminum processing.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Maine has also banned the use of sludge on its fields.
—Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
There 100% would've been road bumps and conflicts, but not this agonizingly repetitive sludge.
—Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
The document indicated the waste may have included alum mud — a potentially radioactive sludge and byproduct of aluminum processing.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sludge
Noun
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Hackman was discovered in the mud room, adjacent to the kitchen, with his sunglasses at his side.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Vacuum and spot-shampoo the carpeting and carpeted floor mats using a home rug-cleaning spray to avoid permanent stains from ground-in mud or road salt.—
Jim Gorzelany,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Buffalo Trace Distillery Straight Bourbon Whiskey, 40% ABV, $28 The bourbon, distilled at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Kentucky, is a small-batch whiskey produced from a blend of corn, rye, and malted barley.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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India outpaces the world in tariffs on American exports of corn (53%), followed by Thailand, at 23%, which also has high auto tariffs, at 74%, and on motorcycles, at 60%.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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So anyway, rather than wasting an episode or two on Peter Parker trying out makeshift suits or learning to master his goo and whatnot, things pick up three months later with Peter in the earliest stages of super-heroism.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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Once Sharon was inside, an employee soaked her hands and nails, then slathered them with goos, gels and paints.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
9 Dec. 2024
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“Sludge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sludge. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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