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as in dirt
slops plural
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal
cleaned the slops out of the cow barn
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as in cheese
that which is of low quality or worth
that songwriter turns out nothing but slop, and record buyers eat it up
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Recent Examples of slop
Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
The focus ring turns comfortably but is dampened well enough that there's no slop or play evident.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Lacey Latch, AZCentral.com, 30 Apr. 2023
But try not to slop over multiple lines.
—Merrie Spaeth, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
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Noun
Such catastrophic malfunctions aside, most of the time conifer resin slops over the gash and remains tacky for days afterward.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
The focus ring turns comfortably but is dampened well enough that there's no slop or play evident.
—PCMAG, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
The oldest of five children, Packard spent his days after school milking cows, slopping pigs and digging potatoes.
—Lacey Latch, AZCentral.com, 30 Apr. 2023
But try not to slop over multiple lines.
—Merrie Spaeth, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slop
Noun
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There’s a bedroom on this floor and a small mud room off the main entrance connects to the garage.—
Michael Kaminer,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Peruse hiking apps and blogs for recent reviews from hikers who might mention mud.—
Amelia Arvesen,
Outside Online,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sosa hopped up, dug into the dirt with his left foot and stared at Treinen.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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The throw from second baseman Nico Hoerner was coming in just above the dirt.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Ricotta Ricotta is a soft, moist, and sweet cheese.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
3 Apr. 2025
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Herbal Corsican rosés are perfect with soft goat cheeses and the ricotta-like local cheese, brocciu.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The plastic — salvaged from a waste site and beach cleanup in Cape Town — is melted down into a black goo and turned into sculptures, Olivier tells Axios.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
6 Dec. 2024
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At Gropius Bau, black goo dripped from a handblown hourglass counting down specifically to the end of the exhibition.—
Emily McDermott,
ARTnews.com,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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These can also come in handy if you're exposed to substances that can hurt your skin or if you're splashed with paint, gross road water, or other people's sweat.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
9 Apr. 2025
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And instead of being handled in back rooms or behind-the-scenes negotiations, the drama ended splashed across social media, dissected in real time by strangers with ring lights and Twitter handles.—
Remy Blumenfeld,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Later, India had another line drive that was devoured by Kauffman Stadium’s dimensions.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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The old economy still holds sway in a few places — legacy media companies that didn’t get devoured by the internet, film studios that remain flush with cash.—
Steven Kurutz,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The toxic sludge is often used as farm fertilizer, thus contaminating both the food chain and public drinking water.—
Carson Swick,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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Instead of simply breaking down the sludge, the system turns it into something useful.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Chevron also challenged the costly wetlands restoration project proposed by the parish, which involved removing large amounts of contaminated soil and filling in the swaths fragmented wetlands eroded over the last century.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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In Soggy Soil Slow-draining soil presents a host of problems for tomato plants.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Slop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slop. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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