as in to settle
to cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid)
the water flowing into the reservoir is sedimenting silt faster than was originally expected
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as in silt
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid
the sediment at the bottom of the river needs to be routinely dredged so that it doesn't interfere with barge traffic
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Recent Examples of sediment
Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlucky for the wee beast, yes, but the circumstances of its demise proved fortunate for paleontologists: Its body was encased in iron-rich, oxygen-poor sediment that fostered the formation of the mineral pyrite, also called fool’s gold, fossilizing the arthropod in opulent fashion.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
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The exploration data collected to-date indicates that previous historical open pit heap leaching operations did not advance their plans to develop attractive, wide, shallow gold-silver mineralization hosted in major structural zones in the Bisbee Group sediments west of the Contention Pit.
—Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
The team observed the octopuses launch objects and sediment several body lengths away.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Sep. 2021
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Despite being underwater for hundreds of years, the remains were remarkably well-preserved because a layer of sediment that settled over the ship created an oxygen-free environment, said Shankland, who will begin as a lecturer at the University of Glasgow in Scotland in November.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
Unlucky for the wee beast, yes, but the circumstances of its demise proved fortunate for paleontologists: Its body was encased in iron-rich, oxygen-poor sediment that fostered the formation of the mineral pyrite, also called fool’s gold, fossilizing the arthropod in opulent fashion.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 30 Oct. 2024
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Seizing the opportunity to settle the debate, the twins asked her directly about the birth order.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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He was sent to jail after allegedly refusing to settle the case, and released in 2008.Abigail Adams, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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The rush of water carried some silt and old algae with it, resulting in a temporary loss of water quality, a spokesperson for the Klamath River Restoration Corporation said.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 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
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Oysters, mussels, scallops and clams feed by filtering plankton out of the water.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sludge is created by filtering out water from sewage, which is then sold as inexpensive fertilizer.Elaine Mallon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
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As a result, Paige is often infuriating during meetings and depositions, dropping youth-speak like gaslit and my guy while taking the kind of aggressive posture that looks impressive on video and fires up followers.Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs in that case have said they were surprised by the shooting and unsure whether it was connected to the Stines deposition, which lasted several hours.Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
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This step takes a lot more money than most people realize and can often require funding of at least 20% of the total budget of a film, including to acquire rights, commission a screenplay, and escrow deposits to attach talent.Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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My business generates about $18,000 a month in passive income, based on my calculations from a recent month’s deposits.Amy Landino, Contributor, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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As the water increases in temperature, CaCO3 undergoes a chemical reaction and precipitates out of the water, forming incrustants, or little crystals.Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2024
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Gadgil and his students have been exploring several methods to perform the actual arsenic removal, generally involving binding up the poison into a precipitate that can be filtered.Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2015
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“Sediment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sediment. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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