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Definition of slushnext
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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

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slush
Noun
Snow doesn’t accumulate, except maybe for a little grassy slush. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2026 Sonic is about to drop an indulgent seasonal slush that combines traditional Mexican flavor with sweet strawberries. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
Beneath the dossier’s journey from media obsession to slush pile lies a broader and more troubling story. New York Times, 15 May 2021 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 See All Example Sentences for slush
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slush
Noun
  • For example, the EV mandate would be imposed on a company like Waste Management which pays the local government a franchise fee for the exclusive right to provide garbage collection services to all the residents.
    Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
  • But the temporary solution for many buildings is asking residents to fill in as volunteer cleaners, garbage schleppers, and greeters.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even if the themes of the lyrics are similar, the wide-eyed intensity, and even rage, suggest there is more to her perspective than a desire to sink into the mud of modern life.
    Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In January, a ValuJet DC-9 got stuck in the mud at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • And the land has provided too, especially the summer corn and tomatoes growing in fertile farmlands on its eastern shore.
    Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The miso butter mac and cheese is a flavor bomb, with sautéed mushrooms and corn ($15).
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the hot box next to the cashier, where food needs to be kept at or above 135 degrees to prevent bacteria growth, cheese tequeños, cheese and jalapeño tequeños, guava and cheese pastelitos, cheese pastelitos and cheese cachitos measured from 114 to 125 degrees.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
  • There are build-your-own-bowl restaurants that encourage customers to make mountains out of carne asada and shredded cheese.
    Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Dalton got her first start in the second game of last season and immediately began spraying the ball all over the field.
    Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • In addition to spilling boxes and spray bottles, the truck also spilled about 50 gallons of fuel.
    CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This is why all the whining and complaining from small market teams across the sport is manipulative nonsense.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Or from whatever this risibly self-serious metaphysical nonsense about performance and possession, creation and exorcism, aims to be.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Crumbled sidewalks were replaced by planks that covered the sludge that concealed the ancient wood fretwork that buried the bones of the metropolis and its people.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The second is a 100-day sludge line that will poison the reserves oil-hungry nations are racing to drain.
    Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Some of these are arranged into more staid compositions of geometric bands of color, while others bend and bulge into shapes evoking the baroque ruination of junk-yard findings.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Dump the junk; donate the rest to the Goodwill or other donation centers.
    Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Slush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/slush. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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