as in sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid several types of deposition on the bottom of the lake

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Recent Examples on the Web Sadly, Zuckerberg will have to give his deposition in his own voice. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024 Attorneys for the plaintiffs in that case have said they were surprised by the shooting and are unsure whether it was related to the deposition. Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024 The lawyer doing the deposition asked him, how about all the papers cited in that article? Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2024 Secondary restrictive cardiomyopathy is the deposition of abnormal substances within the heart muscle due to an underlying disease, such as sarcoidosis or amyloidosis. Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for deposition 
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Noun
  • The major natural processes are glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) and natural sediment compaction.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The heavy density of pyrite also means the fool's gold material thoroughly filled in tiny areas where the arthropod's body once lay in sediment − including internal body parts, scientists said.
    Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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  • The team is currently working on creating an improved coating that can reduce FOG deposits in sewers by enhancing both its self-healing capabilities and mechanical strength.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The encampment residents who accepted offers for help can continue to draw from that pot until June 2026 for needs ranging from apartment deposits to job preparation, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness is helping oversee the latter effort.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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  • After the Mary Rose came to rest at the bottom of a strait in the English Channel, a layer of silt cloaked the ship and the hundreds of crew who died on board.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
  • If disturbed, the silt and algae would’ve made the photograph difficult to take and Gross’ subjects hard to see, the museum said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024

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“Deposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deposition. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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