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as in mud
soft wet earth he paused in front of the doorway to wipe the slush off of his boots before going inside

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as in corn
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental a musical that has been reviled as pure slush by the New York critics

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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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verb

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Recent Examples of slush
Noun
California taxpayers need something more than a rainy day fund that’s all slush. Jon Coupal, Orange County Register, 8 Dec. 2024 With that in mind, be prepared for the slush in your hometown, or upcoming holiday travels, by having a durable boot on standby. Kelsey Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2024
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 See all Example Sentences for slush 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush
Noun
  • When a garbage man showed up this week, Ms. deVicariis was overjoyed after days of cleaning up vegetation.
    Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Then again, one man’s garbage TV is another man’s treasure.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • From clothing to fingernails, everything is soot and mud and ash and blood.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Split open at the seam and tender female feet urged in to keep the damp and mud at bay; slippers of a sort.
    Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • Feedlots demand corn – a lot of it – which pushes farmers to grow more.
    Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Don’t miss the giant Parma hams and selection of cheese proudly on display or the ancient Roman exposed brickwork.
    Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The same goes for frozen meals, casseroles, soups, stews and cakes, pies and pastries with custard or cheese fillings.
    Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • This focus on giving customers a reason to come to us rather than constantly spraying the market with varying messages set the stage for a sustainable marketing program.
    Vipul Rajpara, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Firefighters sprayed water faster than tanks could be refilled, and hydrants ran dry.
    the staff of The Morning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.
    Lindsay Curtis, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Sewage sludge has now been spread on millions of acres across the country.
    Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the film’s best efforts to melt its characters into the vast sludge of superhero cinema, the union between Eddie and Venom is simply too pure to be diluted down to nothing.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Skip the junk and level up to the Casabrews 5700PRO (7/10, WIRED Review), which offers an unfussy take on the art of homemade espresso drinks.
    Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Or is junk journaling, and whatever crafting trends come next, just internet consumption with a different face?
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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