plural slurries
: a watery mixture of insoluble matter (such as mud, lime, or plaster of paris)
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Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Instead, the council voted to remove the traffic circles, resurface the roadway with a slurry seal, and install all-way stop signs.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
For me, that moment came from my mother, Jean, who uses grated potato in place of the traditional slurry of powdered starch and water to thicken the sauce without gloopiness.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The leftover slurry of water, sediment and crushed nodules is then dumped back into the middle of the water column, creating plumes.
—Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Each mining method involves transporting a slurry of mined minerals to a surface vessel, where valuable minerals are then separated from useless residue.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Instead, the council voted to remove the traffic circles, resurface the roadway with a slurry seal, and install all-way stop signs.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
For me, that moment came from my mother, Jean, who uses grated potato in place of the traditional slurry of powdered starch and water to thicken the sauce without gloopiness.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The leftover slurry of water, sediment and crushed nodules is then dumped back into the middle of the water column, creating plumes.
—Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slurry
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“Slurry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurry. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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