as in dung
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal cleaned the slops out of the cow barn
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as in devours
to swallow or eat greedily watched the game while slopping prodigious quantities of beer
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Recent Examples of slops
Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024
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From a field somewhere comes the faint cry of new wild kittens and water slops over the edge of the swimming pool, sending white butterflies into the air. —Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024
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They can be sampled using standardized trapping methods worldwide, since they are easily attracted to dung and carrion, which allows for comparable data across different regions.— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2026
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Yes, unfortunately, the ancient Irish did burn cow dung to heat their homes when peat was too expensive or not available.— David McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
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Trash Cans and Recycling Bins Even with a bag lining the inside of the can, residue always makes its way to the bottom or splashes up the sides.— Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
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Orion splashes down after historic journey NASA's Orion spacecraft with the Artemis II crew lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Friday, April 10, 2026.— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
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From her experience, the grasshopper drawing attention in Arizona devours everything in its path, whereas the chapulín is tied to greener environments and specific crops, such as cornfields, alfalfa, and squash leaves.— Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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But May also routinely devours Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and jazz albums from Miles Davis.— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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In general, plants in window boxes need good drainage, high-quality soil, and frequent watering to flourish.— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
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Mexico’s government said Saturday that two CIA agents killed in a car crash in Chihuahua were unauthorized to participate in operations on Mexican soil.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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If some oil sloshes off a ship or leaks out of a pipeline, what’s the difference?— Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
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My experience of being a new mum is there’s another layer of the crap that doesn’t serve you that just sloshes off.— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
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The wind and the pebbles that were on the dirt courts.— Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
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If your car is equipped with front radar or driver‑assist features, dirt on the sensor or slight misalignment from a parking‑lot bump could also be the culprit.— Hartford Courant, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.— Ben Coxworth October 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Slops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/slops. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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