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a type of soil that is good for growing plants
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Recent Examples of loam
In my experience, Texas's three primary soil types are clay, sand and loam (sand, silt and a little clay) soil mixtures.
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Robby Brown, Forbes, 15 July 2022
Mass Natural also sells loam, potting soil, and mulch made with compost.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
The rich loam inside began spilling out onto the white pebble pathways around the beds, an eyesore and a waste.
—Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
For example, Warren says the Higher Education Act of 1964 empowers the president to cancel an unlimited amount of student loans for an unlimited amount of student loam borrowers.
—Zack Friedman, Forbes, 3 May 2022
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Robby Brown, Forbes, 15 July 2022
Mass Natural also sells loam, potting soil, and mulch made with compost.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022
The rich loam inside began spilling out onto the white pebble pathways around the beds, an eyesore and a waste.
—Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 8 June 2022
For example, Warren says the Higher Education Act of 1964 empowers the president to cancel an unlimited amount of student loans for an unlimited amount of student loam borrowers.
—Zack Friedman, Forbes, 3 May 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for loam
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These practices consume fossil fuel, water, and topsoil at unsustainable rates and contribute to numerous forms of environmental degradation and soil depletion, diminishing biodiversity.Judith Magyar, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Some residents are allowed to visit their homes but can’t move back there while thousands of workers remove topsoil, branches, and other materials to decontaminate these areas.Amanda Kennell, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2024
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Including the sand provides better drainage, and the humus in the compost holds nutrients and provides moisture control.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2024
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Made with a blend of sphagnum peat moss, humus, and perlite, this potting mix helps ensure good drainage to keep roots healthy.Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2024
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The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the University of Central Florida.Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Acquired: 2023 draft Brandon Winokur was raw clay when the Twins took him in the third round of the 2023 draft and handed him a double-slot $1.5 million signing bonus to bypass college, but the 6-6 shortstop/center fielder has turned his tools into production ahead of schedule.Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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Split open at the seam and tender female feet urged in to keep the damp and mud at bay; slippers of a sort.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 10 Jan. 2025
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From clothing to fingernails, everything is soot and mud and ash and blood.Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Engineers moved earth and gravel from the mountains to rebuild the city center on a manmade plateau more than 20 feet high.Stephen J. Nesbitt, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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They are typically made up of porous materials like sandstone, gravel or fractured rock, allowing water to flow through them.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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The pumping of groundwater that seeps into construction sites could also cause sand layers to shift and rearrange.Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Visitors pay $5 per person to access this simple crescent of white sand backed by a wall of palms and sea grapes.Nicholas DeRenzo, AFAR Media, 13 Jan. 2025
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In March, Ngannou was brought crashing down to earth by Anthony Joshua.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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She’s spent her entire life in a subterranean shelter, which descends more than a mile into the earth like an upside-down skyscraper.Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Loam.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loam. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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