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gunk

[guhngk] / gʌŋk /














NOUN
soot
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The gunk washes into storm drains and pollutes creeks, rivers and beaches.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Bringing it all to a head: a civil trial began last week in a federal court where Elon Musk was trying to oust Altman, his former partner, and gunk up OpenAI’s going-public ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

People fall in love with the gunk that differentiates us from one another.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2026

Wastewater is filled with human feces, garbage and other gross gunk that carries dangerous disease, and is piped away from our civilization for that reason.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

He handed it to Damasen, who dunked the chewed-up gunk ball and stirred it with his finger.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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