corn

noun

ˈkȯrn How to pronounce corn (audio)
Definition of cornnext
as in sludge
something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental a story about a lost puppy that was pure corn

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Recent Examples of corn That’s true for other frozen basics, including frozen vegetables such as peas and corn, as well as plain frozen seafood, if the product is flash-frozen soon after harvest or catch. — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026 The chicken enchiladas with salsa verde cremosa were good, but the Black Angus tacos, served on corn tortillas darkened with squid ink, are the highlight here. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Garate serves that barbacoa—cooked low and slow with Puerto Rican aromatics—over a crispy corn tostada topped with crema and pickled onions. — Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Jason Rogers, a corn, soybean and cattle farmer in Ottumwa who also runs a trucking business, said the deregulation helped but that more would be welcome. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for corn
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sludge
Noun
  • Rather than paying millions to haul away toxic sludge, facilities could soon scrub their rinse water for immediate reuse to harvest high-purity copper directly off their treatment equipment.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But the real key to the magic is that frenetic tone — the dirty, grungy, previously unheard sludge created when guitarist/Ray’s brother Dave Davies slashed his amp’s speaker with a razor.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Definition of sludge

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“Corn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corn. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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