as in truck
waste material (such as human urine and feces) that is carried away from homes and other buildings in a system of pipes
raw sewage
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Recent Examples of sewage
Continue reading … ‘TOXIC MESS’ – Head of EPA to assess untreated sewage flowing into US from Mexico.
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FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The main sewage pipe went through her utility closet, causing her apartment to flood several times.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
During rainstorms, runoff sometimes overwhelms the plant’s sewage treatment system, dumping a mixture of sewage and storm runoff directly into the Pacific Ocean – an event known as a combined sewer overflow.
—Robin Kundis Craig, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
As Portage residents get accustomed to a big jump in their sewer bills, the City Council is preparing to make sure developers pay more for their impact on the sewage treatment infrastructure.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sewage
FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The main sewage pipe went through her utility closet, causing her apartment to flood several times.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025
During rainstorms, runoff sometimes overwhelms the plant’s sewage treatment system, dumping a mixture of sewage and storm runoff directly into the Pacific Ocean – an event known as a combined sewer overflow.
—Robin Kundis Craig, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025
As Portage residents get accustomed to a big jump in their sewer bills, the City Council is preparing to make sure developers pay more for their impact on the sewage treatment infrastructure.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewage
Noun
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April 19: McVeigh parks the truck outside the federal building and flees on foot to his getaway car.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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While McVeigh was in custody, the FBI was compiling evidence that connected him to the scene, including a piece of the truck that blew up the building.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Inhaled silica dust particles travel down airways and into the smallest spaces of the lung, causing scarring and eventually difficulty breathing, often becoming so severe that a lung transplant might be the only solution to avoid death.—
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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On the moon and Mars, dust particles are very sharp.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But even with some trucks rolling, the immense quantity of refuse is overwhelming and options for residents to get rid of their waste are limited and time-consuming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Apr. 2025
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The Progress will then undock and be directed into a destructive reentry into Earth's atmosphere, disposing of it and its refuse on board.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Sewage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewage. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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