slushy
Americanadjective
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A blazing sun on several days of competition, mixed with some rain, had caused snow on the courses to turn soft and slushy, which in turns sticks to athletes' skis and snowboards.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Reising wore skis as he and other officials measured snow in a slushy meadow at Phillips Station near South Lake Tahoe, where rains in the last week began to melt the snow.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
This slushy material is thick enough to explain the delayed response to Saturn's gravity, while still containing enough water to allow Titan to change shape.
From Science Daily • Dec. 20, 2025
The kind of bowl you crave after traipsing home through slushy streets with cold fingers.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025
The men, wearing their white tuxedos, and the women, wearing silky silver, spaghetti-strapped dresses, complained about having to sit on the slushy curb in their wedding outfits.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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