: refuse liquids or waste matter usually carried off by sewers
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The river will still become polluted after heavy rainfalls due to runoff from the streets and flushing of city sewage systems.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
This includes serving as a sewage station for your body—filtering and detoxing your blood, breaking down old red blood cells and recycling their iron—and a manufacturing plant of sorts—making key proteins and immune system cells, storing vitamins and minerals and processing your nutrients.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
According to authorities, operational disruptions at the wastewater plant generated excessive sewage odors that affected residents.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In their filing, the women describe enduring sweltering heat, overflowing raw sewage, mold, poor medical care, lack of basic hygiene items, and pest infestations.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
This includes serving as a sewage station for your body—filtering and detoxing your blood, breaking down old red blood cells and recycling their iron—and a manufacturing plant of sorts—making key proteins and immune system cells, storing vitamins and minerals and processing your nutrients.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
According to authorities, operational disruptions at the wastewater plant generated excessive sewage odors that affected residents.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
In their filing, the women describe enduring sweltering heat, overflowing raw sewage, mold, poor medical care, lack of basic hygiene items, and pest infestations.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sewage. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij 
: waste materials carried off by sewers
Medical Definition
sewage
noun
sew·age
ˈsü-ij
: refuse liquids or waste matter carried off by sewers
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