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Recent Examples of mud
But on a night where it was briefly stuck in the mud, Minnesota managed to pull itself through for another win.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2025
This area overlaps with those designated to protect harbor porpoises and the nearby Humber Estuary and its mud flats, sand dunes, and marshes where thousands of birds spend the winters alongside other important species, such as lampreys and gray seals.
—Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025
Com Realty of North Carolina LLC Specs: 3 beds, 2 baths and 1,518 square feet
Notable features: Open floor plan, quartz countertops, mud room, walk-in closet, deck, patio and basement.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
It was filled with -- my ball was covered with mud.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mud
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More than a billion gallons of coal ash slurry breached a containment pond, inundating 300 acres with toxic sludge and contaminating nearby waterways.—
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Only the Greater Los Angeles area distributed more sludge to farmers during the same period.—
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The Clippers’ success lately isn’t just stemming from them making games ugly with their defense and slogging through the muck.—
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Firefighting equipment is far more likely to get stuck or sink in the muck.—
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In the shadows of Spectrum Center, across the street in what used to be a gravel parking lot, the signs of a rapid progression are easily visible.—
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Meander down a long gravel driveway to join an eight-person tour led by Carter. Grab a brush and head out to pasture to meet cows like the affable Ellie, a 5-year-old Highland who loves the limelight, and Bonnie, the independent matriarch.—
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The white sand Beach is also a hot spot for surfers and a popular spot for those driving the Road to Hana that’s located at mile 9.—
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There also are fat bikes designed for sand and snow.—
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“Mud.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mud. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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