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turbid

adjective

ˈtər-bəd

Definition of turbid

as in muddy

having visible particles in liquid suspension the pond water became turbid from our swimming and splashing

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Recent Examples of turbid Storefronts were sandbagged against the turbid floodwaters, which have remained high in Benton for multiple days. — Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025 On the engineering side, the plan is to design a better speaker, targeting the ideal frequency response for a turbid ecosystem, and doing so in a way that drives down the cost. — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Nov. 2024 As the rain fell, Courier Journal reporters spoke to people across the state who were watching turbid floodwaters swallow their home, vehicle or business. — Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Apr. 2025 In science, absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, yet in turbid water, absence of observation becomes its own kind of uncertainty. — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for turbid

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muddy

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Not even foundations are visible, and a long gravel road toward that part of the island leads past occasional farms and vast swaths of emptiness and then, finally, to a muddy riverbank thick with mosquitos.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
After all that digging and splashing, a muddy dog still has to come back inside.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026

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