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as in garbage
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
how can you stand to read that slush in the tabloids?
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as in cheese
that which is of low quality or worth
discovered that slush is what publishers want, so that's exactly what she'll write didn't want to put in the effort to produce anything better than slush
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Recent Examples of slush
Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
But while the streets were lined with slush, designers kept the snow off their runways.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2020
When the bathrooms began flooding, the manager decided the night was canceled, and fans begrudgingly slushed their way out.
—Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
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Noun
On a snowy Thursday night, the 75th annual Berlin Film Festival launched with some heat — thanks to fiery speeches about politics — as film executives, European buyers and movie stars trekked through the slush to celebrate cinema.
—Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
But while the streets were lined with slush, designers kept the snow off their runways.
—José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
Verb
Kevin Nye attended the Juneau Trump rally, where vehicles, some decked with U.S. flags or banners supporting Trump, lined up Sunday to parade through town as the streets turned to slush from the snow and rain.
—Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2020
When the bathrooms began flooding, the manager decided the night was canceled, and fans begrudgingly slushed their way out.
—Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush
Noun
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Duluth, Minnesota, has installed effective and unobtrusive signs at each beach entrance next to a garbage receptacle.—
John Michael Pierobon,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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Allegiance The Resistance, led by General Leia Organa, regroups on the garbage planet Anoat, while Finn and Poe go on a secret mission to retrieve a weapons cache to increase their dwindling arsenal.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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The tales of professional golfers bemoaning mud balls and preferred lies will die by next week.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
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An 8-foot alligator was discovered perfectly disguised in the mud along a southwest Florida hiking trail, and photos of the startling sight have rattled social media.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Cream Corn Shucking corn is one of the messiest kitchen tasks there is, nevertheless, Southerners persist, because cream corn is one of the most blissful summer dishes.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
31 May 2025
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Down three, the Yankees rallied with a pair of two-out two-run homers into the corn from Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Scallions, chili oil, or even a slice of cheese (yes, cheese) elevate the dish from ordinary to indulgent.—
The Learning Network,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Go for the iconic #19, pastrami, swiss cheese, coleslaw and Russian dressing on rye.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
Verb
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The eight-seat boat has on-board and onshore water cannons so riders can spray other boats while navigating the river channel.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2025
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Luckily, several herbicides available to spray on the invading grass can be used among ornamental plants listed on the products’ labels.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
Noun
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Use it to find and retrieve stray nuts or bolts in any crevice.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Without that pollination, almond trees produce only 200 pounds of nuts per acre.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2025
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Reichardt’s previous films, such as her retro Westerns Meek’s Cutoff and First Cow, have tended towards sludge and shadows, but her competition closer opens with the golden leaves of a New England fall, slightly faded to the paler golds of an Ektachrome postcard of the era.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Add the bark powder, which turns into DMT-laden sludge.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
Noun
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An ordinary fork and a quick hand can beat, stir, and whisk while saving room in your kitchen junk drawer.—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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The same questions have animated the life of Anthony Fauci, whose early career was spent arguing with activists over what was and wasn’t junk science in relation to a mysterious new malady known as AIDS.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
23 May 2025
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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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